Early Kinetics of Procalcitonin in Predicting Surgical Outcomes in Type A Aortic Dissection Patients

Early Kinetics of Procalcitonin in Predicting Surgical Outcomes in Type A Aortic Dissection Patients

Background: In cardiac surgery, elevation of procalcitonin (PCT) could be observed postoperatively in the absence of any evidence of infection and also seems to be a prognostic marker. PCT levels measured in patients undergoing Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) were used to determine prognostic values...

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Main Authors: Hua Liu, Zhe Luo, Lan Liu, Xiao-Mei Yang, Ya-Min Zhuang, Ying Zhang, Guo-Wei Tu, Guo-Guang Ma, Guang-Wei Hao, Jian-Feng Luo, Ji-Li Zheng, Chun-Sheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
Subjects:
Perioperative Period; Procalcitonin; Sensitivity; Specificity; Type A Aortic Dissection
Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2017;volume=130;issue=10;spage=1175;epage=1181;aulast=Liu

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