ArticleCritical care research and practice2018
Procalcitonin Value Is an Early Prognostic Factor Related to Mortality in Admission to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
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- Association between serum procalcitonin levels and outcomes of patients admitted to two tertiary paediatric intensive care units in Bloemfontein: A retrospective analytical study.The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society · 2025Article
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- Tei Index and its Relation to Outcome of Critically Ill Children on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Hematological Indices for Identifying Adverse Outcomes in Children Admitted to Pediatric ICUs.Cureus · 2024Article
- The impact of procalcitonin in assessing outcomes in pediatrics severe trauma cases: A three-year experience from a tertiary hospital.BioMedicine · 2023Article
- Role of Procalcitonin in the Prognosis of Mortality in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: A Review Study.Tanaffos · 2021Review
- C-reactive protein concentration as a risk predictor of mortality in intensive care unit: a multicenter, prospective, observational study.BMC anesthesiology · 2020Observational
- Clinical Approach to the Patient in Critical State Following Immunotherapy and/or Stem Cell Transplantation: Guideline for the On-Call Physician.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
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Abstract
introductionProcalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are already known predictive markers in serious bacterial infections, and it is emphasized that these biomarkers can be used as a marker of increased mortality in critically ill patients. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the initial serum PCT and CRP levels on the outcome of patients in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and find out if these biomarkers can be used to predict mortality. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe relationship between the initial serum PCT and CRP levels and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) and noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) support, inotropic drug need, acute renal kidney injury (AKI), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), mortality, and hospitalization period was investigated retrospectively.
resultsIn total, 418 suitable patients (226 males and 192 females) were included in the study. Age distributions of patients ranged from 1 month to 17 years. There was a statistically significant relationship between PCT levels in the first biochemical analysis performed during admission and MV support, inotropic drug use, mortality, ARF, hospitalization in the intensive care unit, CRRT and blood component transfusion. There was a statistically significant relationship between CRP levels and MV support, NIV, inotropic drug use, mortality, AKI, hospitalization in the intensive care unit, CRRT, and blood component transfusion.
conclusionWe suggest that the initial PCT and CRP levels during admission can be used to predict the outcome of patients in PICU.
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