| Literature DB >> 33761972 |
Massimo Sartelli1, Luca Ansaloni2, Michele Bartoletti3,4, Fausto Catena5, Maurizio Cardi6, Francesco Cortese7, Francesco Di Marzo8, Federico Pea3,9, Mario Plebani10, Gian Maria Rossolini11,12, Gabriele Sganga13, Bruno Viaggi14, Pierluigi Viale3,4.
Abstract
Procalcitonin (PCT) is widely considered as a highly sensitive biomarker of bacterial infection, offering general and emergency surgeons a key tool in the management of surgical infections. A multidisciplinary task force of experts met in Bologna, Italy, on April 4, 2019, to clarify the key issues in the use of PCT across the surgical pathway. The panelists presented the statements developed for each of the main questions regarding the use of PCT across the surgical pathway. An agreement on the statements was reached by the Delphi method, and this document reports the executive summary of the final recommendations approved by the expert panel.Entities:
Keywords: Acute pancreatitis; Procalcitonin; Surgical infections
Year: 2021 PMID: 33761972 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-021-00357-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Emerg Surg ISSN: 1749-7922 Impact factor: 5.469