The Procalcitonin And Survival Study (PASS) - A Randomised multi-center investigator-initiated trial to investigate whether daily measurements biomarker Procalcitonin and pro-active diagnostic and therapeutic responses to abnormal Procalcitonin levels, can improve survival in intensive care unit patients. Calculated sample size (target population): 1000 patients

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Jensen, Jens Ulrik ^a,b,c   Lundgren, Bettina ^a   Hein, Lars ^d   Mohr, Thomas ^d,e   Petersen, Pernille L ^d   Andersen, Lasse H ^d   Lauritsen, Anne Ø ^d   Hougaard, Sine ^d   Mantoni, Teit ^d   Bømler, Bonnie ^d   Thornberg, Klaus J ^e   Thormar, Katrin ^e   Løken, Jesper ^a   Steensen, Morten ^a   Carl, Peder ^a   Petersen, John Asger ^a   Tousi, Hamid ^e   Søe Jensen, Peter ^e   Bestle, Morten ^f   Hestad, Søren ^f   Andersen, Mads H ^g   Fjeldborg, Paul ^g   Larsen, Kim M ^g   Rossau, Charlotte ^g   Thomsen, Carsten B ^h   Østergaard, Christian ^a   Kjær, Jesper ^b,c   Grarup, Jesper ^b,c   Lundgren, Jens D ^b,c   more..

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^h ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; GLYCOPEPTIDE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PROCALCITONIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 48749124099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-91     Document Type: Article

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