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., ...More

ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE, vol.30, no.6, pp.747-754, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0310057x0203000605
  • Journal Name: ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.747-754
  • Keywords: systemic inflammatory response syndrome : procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, infection, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, SEPSIS, INFECTION, MORTALITY, PCT
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.