Plasma calprotectin as an indicator of need of transfer to intensive care in patients with suspected sepsis at the emergency department

Plasma calprotectin as an indicator of need of transfer to intensive care in patients with suspected sepsis at the emergency department

Abstract Background Deciding whether to transfer patients with sepsis from the emergency department (ED) to intensive care units (ICUs) is challenging. We hypothesised that the new biomarker plasma calprotectin (p-calprotectin) could be used to aid the selection of patients for intensive care transf...

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Main Authors: Åsa Parke, Christian Unge, David Yu, Jonas Sundén-Cullberg, Kristoffer Strålin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Biomarkers
P-calprotectin
Sepsis
Sepsis alert
ICU care
Decision-making
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00785-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00785-y

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