Role of serum procalcitonin in predicting the surgical outcomes of acute calculous cholecystitis.

Pietro FransveaMarcello CovinoFausto RosaCaterina PuccioniGiuseppe QueroValerio CozzaAntonio La GrecaFrancesco FranceschiSergio AlfieriGabriele Sganga

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)

Our results, suggest that a PCT > 0.09 ng/mL at ED admission, could be associated to a poor surgical outcome in patients treated by laparoscopic surgery for AC.

Keyphrases

laparoscopic surgery
emergency department
liver failure
respiratory failure
aortic dissection
drug induced
hepatitis b virus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome