Procalcitonin as prognostic factor in patients with Fournier's gangrene.

Luca Ongaro Francesco ClapsMichele RizzoGiacomo Di CosmoFabio TrauneroEugenia D'AndreaGiulio GaraffaTommaso CaiAlessandro ZucchiCarlo TrombettaGiovanni Liguori

Published in: Urologia (2022)

PCT might be a prognostic factor in FG. CCI and FGSI are useful tools in mortality risk stratification. Streptococcical etiology is associated with unfavorable outcome. Further larger clinical trials are pending.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
clinical trial
neuropathic pain
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
randomized controlled trial
phase ii
coronary artery disease
open label
study protocol