The role of procalcitonin in gynaecological surgery

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 918-926

  Gorišek, Borut ^a   Miksic N G ^a   Krajnc, P ^a   Pakiz M ^a   Turk, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Carcinoma; Gynaecological surgery; Postoperative sepsis; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ANTHRA[1,9 CD]PYRAZOL 6(2H) ONE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 1 ALPHA; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; FIBRONECTIN; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; TELOMERASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; PROCALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCAR FORMATION; STROMA CELL; WOUND HEALING; BLOOD; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEPSIS;

BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 70349246538     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700338     Document Type: Article

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