Open AccessPrognostic value of serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels in critically ill patients who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia
Author(s) -
Hakan Tanrıverdi,
Meltem Tor,
Levent Kart,
Remzi Altın,
Figen Atalay,
Vildan SumbSümbüloglu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.151442
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , medicine , pneumonia , intensive care unit , ventilator associated pneumonia , critically ill , c reactive protein , odds ratio , intensive care medicine , gastroenterology , sepsis , inflammation
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in critically ill patients. We sought to determine the prognostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) kinetics in critically ill patients who developed VAP.