Open AccessAre procalcitonin levels sufficient for the follow up of patients undergoing lung decortication for pleural empyema?
Author(s) -
Efstratios Apostolakis,
Christos Prokakis,
Dimitrios Dougenis
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.019
Subject(s) - decortication , procalcitonin , empyema , medicine , pleural empyema , lung , pleural fluid , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , surgery , pleural effusion , sepsis
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