Pre ‐transplant serum procalcitonin level for prediction of early post‐transplant sepsis in living donor liver transplantation

ConclusionsSurvival of patients with early post‐transplant sepsis was poor and the incidence of sepsis was associated with the pre‐transplant serum PCT level. Re‐evaluation of the general condition and rescheduling of LT are considered in a patient with pre‐transplant serum PCT >0.5 ng/ml.

Source: Hepatology Research - December 13, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Takanobu Hara, Akihiko Soyama, Masaaki Hidaka, Koji Natsuda, Tomohiko Adachi, Shinichiro Ono, Satomi Okada, Takashi Hamada, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Susumu Eguchi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research