Procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, white blood cells and SOFA score in ICU: Diagnosis and monitoring of sepsis;Procalcitonina, proteina C-reattiva, globuli bianchi e SOFA score in ICU: Diagnosi e monitoraggio della sepsi

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 69-80

  Castelli, Gian Paolo ^a,b   Pognani, C ^a   Cita, M ^a   Stuani, A ^a   Sgarbi, L ^a   Paladini, R ^a  

^a CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Procalcitonin; Sepsis; Sepsis score; Sepsis syndrome; SOFA score

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PATIENT MONITORING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 32544437520     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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