Procalcitonin Kinetics in the First 72 Hours Predicts 30-Day Mortality in Severely Ill Septic Patients Admitted to an Intermediate Care Unit | Zendy

Filippo Pieralli | Zendy; Vieri Vannucchi | Zendy; Antonio Mancini | Zendy; E Antonielli | Zendy; Fabio Luise | Zendy; Lucia Sammicheli | Zendy; Valerio Turchi | Zendy; Ombretta Para | Zendy; Francesca Bacci | Zendy; Carlo Nozzoli | Zendy

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Procalcitonin Kinetics in the First 72 Hours Predicts 30-Day Mortality in Severely Ill Septic Patients Admitted to an Intermediate Care Unit

Author(s) -

Filippo Pieralli,

Vieri Vannucchi,

Antonio Mancini,

E Antonielli,

Fabio Luise,

Lucia Sammicheli,

Valerio Turchi,

Ombretta Para,

Francesca Bacci,

Carlo Nozzoli

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of clinical medicine research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-3011

pISSN - 1918-3003

DOI - 10.14740/jocmr2251w

Subject(s) - medicine , procalcitonin , intensive care unit , critically ill , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , sepsis

Severe sepsis and septic shock are leading causes of morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients, thus the identification of prognostic factors is crucial to determine their outcome. In this study, we explored the value of procalcitonin (PCT) variation in predicting 30-day mortality in patients with sepsis admitted to an intermediate care unit.

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