Effect of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment on clinical outcomes in intensive care unit patients with infection and sepsis patients: a patient-level meta-analysis of randomized trials.

Yannick WirzMarc A MeierLila BouadmaCharles E LuytMichel WolffJean ChastreFlorence TubachStefan SchroederVandack NobreDjillali AnnaneKonrad ReinhartPierre DamasMaarten NijstenArezoo ShajieiDylan W deLangeRodrigo O DeliberatoCarolina F OliveiraYahya ShehabiJos A H van OersAlbertus BeishuizenArmand R J GirbesEvelien de JongBeat MuellerPhilipp Schuetz

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2018)

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment in ICU patients with infection and sepsis patients results in improved survival and lower antibiotic treatment duration.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
systematic review
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
mechanical ventilation
combination therapy
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
meta analyses
acute respiratory distress syndrome