Procalcitonin levels do not predict mortality following major abdominal surgery [6]

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1082-1083

  Szakmany, Tamas ^a   Molnar, Zsolt ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; LIVER RESECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PANCREAS RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0942298832     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018387     Document Type: Letter

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