PROCalcitonin-based algorithm for antibiotic use in Acute Pancreatitis (PROCAP): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Differentiating infection from inflammation in acute pancreatitis is difficult, leading to overuse of antibiotics. Procalcitonin (PCT) measurement is a means of distinguishing infection from inflammation as levels rise rapidly in response to a pro-inflammatory stimulus of bacteri...

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Published in:	Trials
Main Authors:	Ajith K. Siriwardena, Santhalingam Jegatheeswaran, James M. Mason, Minas Baltatzis, Anthony Chan, Aali J. Sheen, Derek O’Reilly, Saurabh Jamdar, Rahul Deshpande, Nicola de Liguori Carino, Thomas Satyadas, Ahmed Qamruddin, Katharine Hayden, Michael J. Parker, John Butler, Azita Rajai, Ben McIntyre
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-07-01
Subjects:	Acute pancreatitis Antibiotics Procalcitonin
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3549-3