Use of procalcitonin for early prediction of lethal outcome of postoperative sepsis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-39

  Novotny, Alexander ^a   Emmanuel, Klaus ^a   Matevossian, Edouard ^a   Kriner, Monika ^b   Ulm, Kurt ^b   Bartels, Holger ^a   Holzmann, Bernhard ^a   Weighardt, Heike ^a   Siewert, Jörg Rüdiger ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

APACHE II; Peritonitis; Procalcitonin; Prognosis; Risk evaluation; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; APACHE; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 34249871362     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.10.026     Document Type: Article

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