Procalcitonin kinetics after burn injury and burn surgery in septic and non-septic patients - a retrospective observational study

Early sepsis diagnosis is crucial for the correct management of burn patients, and it clearly influences outcomes. The systemic inflammatory response triggered by burns mimics sepsis presentation and complicates early sepsis diagnosis. Biomarkers were advocated to aid the diagnosis of early sepsis....

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Main Author: Cabral, Luís (author)
Other Authors: Afreixo, Vera (author), Meireles, Rita (author), Vaz, Miguel (author), Marques, Margarida (author), Tourais, Isabel (author), Chaves, Catarina (author), Almeida, Luís (author), Paiva, José Artur (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Burns
Procalcitonin
Sepsis
Surgery
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/24652
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/24652

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/24652

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