Early measurement of procalcitonin does not predict severity in patients with acute pancreatitis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1129-1130

  Frasquet, J ^a   Saez J ^a   Trigo, C ^a   Martinez J ^a   Such, J ^a   Perez Mateo M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 0141629380     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4172     Document Type: Article

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