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

Tugrul, S; Esen, Figen; Celebi, S; Ozcan, PE; Akinci, İbrahim; Cakar, Nahit; Telci, Lütfü

doi:10.1177/0310057x0203000605

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)

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.