Use of procalcitonin for the detection of sepsis in the critically ill burn patient: A systematic review of the literature

Burns

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 549-558

  Mann, Elizabeth A ^a,c,d   Wood, Geri L ^a,b   Wade, Charles E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Diagnosis; Intensive care; Procalcitonin; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; BURN; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); REVIEW; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADULT; BURNS; CALCITONIN; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 78650651042     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2010.04.013     Document Type: Review

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