Should serial monitoring of procalcitonin be done routinely in critically ill patients of ICU: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition with dysregulated host response to infection. It is a major determinant of mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU). Procalcitonin (PCT) is widely investigated for prognosis in patients with sepsis. Most of the studies have cited that elevated PCT concentrati...
Main Authors: | Rupali Patnaik, Afzal Azim, Prabhaker Mishra |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2020;volume=36;issue=4;spage=458;epage=464;aulast=Patnaik |
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