Reliability of procalcitonin as a severity marker in critically ill patients with inflammatory response

Tugrul S., Esen E., Celebi S., Ozcan P., Akinci O., Cakar N., ...Daha Fazla

ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE, cilt.30, sa.6, ss.747-754, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0310057x0203000605
  • Dergi Adı: ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.747-754
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: systemic inflammatory response syndrome : procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, infection, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, SEPSIS, INFECTION, MORTALITY, PCT
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Procalcitonin (PCT) is increasingly recognised as an important diagnostic parameter in clinical evaluation of the critically ill. This prospective study was designed to investigate PCT as a diagnostic marker of infection in critically ill patients with sepsis.