Procalcitonin Algorithm in Critically Ill Adults with Undifferentiated Infection or Suspected Sepsis. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Shehabi, Yahya; Sterba, Martin; Maxwell Garrett, Peter; Sundaram Rachakonda, Kanaka; Stephens, Dianne; Harrigan, Peter; Walker, Alison; J. Bailey, Michael; Johnson, Bronwyn; Millis, David; Ding, Geoff; Peake, Sandra; Wong, Helen; Thomas, Jane; Smith, Kate; Forbes, Loretta; Hardie, Miranda; Micallef, Sharon; F. Fraser, John

doi:10.1164/rccm.201408-1483oc

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Procalcitonin Algorithm in Critically Ill Adults with Undifferentiated Infection or Suspected Sepsis. A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Yahya Shehabi

Martin Sterba

Peter Maxwell Garrett

Abstract

Abstract Rationale The role of procalcitonin (PCT), a widely used sepsis biomarker, in critically ill patients with sepsis is undetermined. Objectives To investigate the effect of a low PCT cut-off on antibiotic prescription and to describe the relationships between PCT plasma concentration and seps...

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