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Title
Predictive value of procalcitonin and interleukin 6 in critically ill patients with suspected sepsis.
Authors
Pettilä, Ville; Hynninen, Marja; Takkunen, Olli; Kuusela, Pentti; Valtonen, Matti
Abstract
To evaluate the performance of procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein, leukocyte count, D-dimer, and antithrombin III at onset of septic episode and 24 h later in prediction of hospital mortality in critically ill patients with suspected sepsis.
Publication
Intensive care medicine, 2002, Vol 28, Issue 9, p1220