Open AccessEarly Assessment of Pancreatic Infections and Overall Prognosis in Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Procalcitonin (PCT)
Author(s) -
Bettina Rau,
Esko Kemppainen,
Andrew A. Gumbs,
Markus W. Büchler,
Karl Wegscheider,
Claudio Bassi,
Pauli Puolakkainen,
H. G. Beger
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000252443.22360.46
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , medicine , acute pancreatitis , sepsis , gastroenterology , pancreatitis , multiple organ dysfunction syndrome , apache ii , systemic inflammatory response syndrome , c reactive protein , intensive care unit , inflammation
Pancreatic infections and sepsis are major complications in severe acute pancreatitis (AP) with significant impact on management and outcome. We investigated the value of Procalcitonin (PCT) for identifying patients at risk to develop pancreatic infections in severe AP.