The diagnostic use of procalcitonin for bacterial infections remains a matter of debate. Most
studies have used ambiguous outcome measures such as sepsis instead of infection. We …

Background: Sepsis is defined as systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in the
context of an underlying infectious process, and is associated with high rates of morbidity …

Abstract Introduction The Surviving Sepsis Campaign was developed to improve outcomes
for all patients with sepsis. Despite sepsis being the primary cause of death after thermal …

Timely recognition of systemic bacterial infections in pediatric care setting is the basis for
effective treatment and control. This review provides an overview of procalcitonin (PCT) as …

The continuous development of resuscitation techniques and intensive care reduced the
mortality rate induced by the initial shock in burn patients and, currently, infections …

Objectives Major burn injury is a type of trauma with high morbidity and mortality rates at all
age groups. There is no consensus on the provided guidelines regarding the prediction of …

Background Diagnosing sepsis is difficult in burn patients because of the inflammatory
mediators that alter postburn metabolic profile. Here, we compare a new marker presepsin …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) has been proposed as a leading cause of mortality for
acute pancreatitis (AP) patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). This study …

Discrimination between urosepsis and febrile urinary tract infections is important in
therapeutic decision-making to indicate suitable treatments to avoid sepsis-related organ …

Objective: The burn victim's inherent state of hyperinflammation frequently camouflages
septic events delaying the initiation of targeted intensive care therapy. Accurate biomarkers …