[Procalcitonin as a marker of intra-abdominal infection].

Autor:	Domínguez-Comesaña E; Servicio de cirugía, Complejo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain. eliasdomcom@gmail.com., Ballinas-Miranda JR; Servicio de cirugía, Complejo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain.
Jazyk:	Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Cirugia y cirujanos [Cir Cir] 2014 Mar-Apr; Vol. 82 (2), pp. 231-9.
Abstrakt:	Background: Procalcitonin is a quite specific biomarker of infection and in recent years has shown its superiority to others markers of inflammation, such as C-reactive protein, for the diagnosis and monitoring of a variety of infections. Aim: For this reason, several researchers have studied the potential role of procalcitonin for diagnosis and management of these infections. Discussion: Intra-abdominal infections are a heterogeneous group of infections that, sometimes, pose difficult challenges to physicians. The published studies have produced mixed results, leading to controversy on the utility of this marker in intra-abdominal infections. Conclusions: This review summarizes these data and discuss the utility of procalcitonin in several intra abdominal infections, including postoperative infections.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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