Early procalcitonin to predict mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a multicentric cohort study

CONCLUSIONS: PCT values are not independent predictors of ICU mortality in COVID-19 patients. Acute immunosuppression significantly reduced PCT values, although not influencing its predictive value.PMID:35072432 | DOI:10.23736/S0375-9393.22.15942-0

Source: Minerva Anestesiologica - January 24, 2022 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Luigi Zattera Ioannis Veliziotis Adela Benitez-Cano Isabel Ramos Leire Larra ñaga Maria Nu ñez Lorena Rom án Irina Adalid Carlos Ferrando Guido Mu ñoz Egoitz Arruti Andrea Minini Eva Bassas Maria Hern ández Fabio S Taccone Lorenzo Peluso Ramon Adalia Source Type: research