Diagnostic Performance of Procalcitonin for the Early Identification of Sepsis in Patients with Elevated qSOFA Score at Emergency Admission

Diagnostic Performance of Procalcitonin for the Early Identification of Sepsis in Patients with Elevated qSOFA Score at Emergency Admission

Infectious biomarkers such as procalcitonin (PCT) can help overcome the lack of sensitivity of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score for early identification of sepsis in emergency departments (EDs) and thus might be beneficial as point-of-care biomarkers in EDs. Our primary ai...

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Main Authors: Myrto Bolanaki, Martin Möckel, Johannes Winning, Michael Bauer, Konrad Reinhart, Angelika Stacke, Peter Hajdu, Anna Slagman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
qSOFA
SOFA
sepsis
procalcitonin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/17/3869

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