Procalcitonin versus C-reactive protein and immature-to-total neutrophil ratio as markers of infection after cardiopulmonary bypass in children

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-221

  Park, Dong Young ^a,b   McMaster, Paddy ^f   Shann, Frank ^c   Cochrane, Andrew ^c   Morris, Kevin ^d   Gray, James ^d   Cottrell, Serena ^e   Belcher, John ^a,b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Infection; Intensive care; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHEST INFECTION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDITIS; FURUNCULOSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDIASTINITIS; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SINUSITIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; BLOOD; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; INFECTION; MALE; METABOLISM; NEUTROPHIL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 68849105631     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31819369f3     Document Type: Article

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