Quantitative analysis of procalcitonin after pediatric cardiothoracic surgery

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-53

  Michalik, David E ^a   Duncan, Brian W ^a   Mee, Roger B B ^a   Worley, Sarah ^a   Goldfarb, Johanna ^a   Danziger Isakov, Lara A ^a   Davis, Stephen J ^b   Harrison, A Marc ^b   Appachi, Elumalai ^b   Sabella, Camille ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Congenital heart disease; Infection; Systemic inflammatory response

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART SURGERY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 32044434419     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951105002088     Document Type: Article

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