학술논문
The role of procalcitonin in reducing antibiotics across the surgical pathway.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*BIOMARKERS
*CALCITONIN
*SURGICAL site infections
*BACTERIAL diseases
*PANCREATITIS
*DELPHI method
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ISSN
1749-7922
Abstract
Procalcitonin (PCT) is widely considered as a highly sensitive biomarker of bacterial infection, offering general and emergency surgeons a key tool in the management of surgical infections. A multidisciplinary task force of experts met in Bologna, Italy, on April 4, 2019, to clarify the key issues in the use of PCT across the surgical pathway. The panelists presented the statements developed for each of the main questions regarding the use of PCT across the surgical pathway. An agreement on the statements was reached by the Delphi method, and this document reports the executive summary of the final recommendations approved by the expert panel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]