The role of procalcitonin as a risk stratification tool of severity, prognosis, and need for surgery in patients with acute left-sided colonic diverticulitis

This study aims to investigate the role of an early procalcitonin assessment in the emergency department as a risk stratification tool for severity, prognosis, and need for surgery in patients with acute left-sided colonic diverticulitis.

Source: Surgery - April 9, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Carlo Alberto Schena, Marcello Covino, Vito Laterza, Giuseppe Quero, Antonio La Greca, Caterina Cina, Nicola de ’Angelis, Francesco Marchegiani, Gabriele Sganga, Antonio Gasbarrini, Francesco Franceschi, Fabio Longo, Sergio Alfieri, Fausto Rosa Source Type: research