Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin for Early Aspiration Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients with Coma: A Prospective Study.

Stephane LegrielBenedicte GrigorescoPatricia MartelMatthieu Henry-LagarrigueVirginie LvovschiGilles TrochéMarlène AmaraGwenaelle JacqFabrice BruneelMaguy BernardAnne MarinierJean-Pierre Bedosnull null

Published in: Neurocritical care (2020)

Early and repeated assays of PCT, CRP, and WBC demonstrated significant increases in all three biomarkers in patients with versus without AP. All three biomarkers had poor diagnostic performance for ruling out AP. Whereas PCT had the fastest kinetics, PCT assays within 48 h after ICU admission do not help to diagnose AP in ICU patients with coma.

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intensive care unit
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mechanical ventilation
emergency department
ultrasound guided
aqueous solution