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- Title
Plasma procalcitonin measured by time-resolved amplified cryptate emission (TRACE) in liver transplant patients. A prognosis marker of early infectious and non-infectious postoperative complications.
- Authors
Prieto, Belén; Llorente, Elena; González-Pinto, Ignacio; Alvarez, Francisco V
- Abstract
Elevated procalcitonin (PCT) levels are observed after major surgery, such as orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTx). The aim of this observational study was to evaluate PCT kinetics during the first 5 following days after surgery to establish the prognostic value of PCT changes in the outcome of OLTx, and to predict medical, technical and infectious complications. PCT was also evaluated in the differential diagnosis of infection vs. rejection.
- Publication
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, 2008, Vol 46, Issue 5, p660
- ISSN
1434-6621
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1515/cclm.2008.123