Comparison between surgical and percutaneous tracheostomy effects on procalcitonin kinetics in critically ill patients

Comparison between surgical and percutaneous tracheostomy effects on procalcitonin kinetics in critically ill patients

Abstract Available evidence from randomized controlled trials including adult critically ill patients tends to show that percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) techniques are performed faster and reduce stoma inflammation and infection but are associated with increased technical difficulties c...

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Main Authors: Maria Vargas, Pasquale Buonanno, Lina Giorgiano, Giovanna Sorriento, Carmine Iacovazzo, Giuseppe Servillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Tracheostomy
Procalcitonin
Infection
Sepsis
C-reactive protein
Critically ill patients
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-018-2245-0

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