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Combination of biphasic transmittance waveform with blood procalcitonin levels for diagnosis of sepsis in acutely ill patients

par Zakariah, Ahmed Nuhu ;Cozzi, Simona;Van Nuffelen, Marc ;Clausi, Carla Maria;Pradier, Olivier ;Vincent, Jean Louis
Référence Critical care medicine, 36, 5, page (1507-1512)
Publication Publié, 2008-05

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Résumé :

To assess the diagnostic utility of combining measurement of blood procalcitonin (PCT) concentrations with the presence of a biphasic transmittance waveform (BPW) from the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) to identify sepsis in critically ill patients.