作者
Imran Siddiqui, Lena Jafri, Qalab Abbas, Ahmed Raheem, Anwar Ul Haque
发表日期
2018/2
期刊
Indian journal of critical care medicine: peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
卷号
22
期号
2
页码范围
91
出版商
Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
简介
Objective:
To evaluate the clinical and prognostic utility of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and lactic acid in children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of a university teaching hospital.
Materials and Methods:
Medical records of children (1 month–16 years) tested for serum PCT at the time of admission in the PICU of our hospital from July 1, 2013, to January 15, 2015, were reviewed. Within 24 h of admission, the Pediatric Risk of Mortality Score, blood cultures, white blood cell count, neutrophil counts, serum CRP, plasma lactic acid, and PCT were noted. Patient outcome was assessed at hospital discharge, and the patients were divided into nonsurvivors and survivors.
Results:
A total of 167 children being admitted to the PICU were enrolled. The median age of the study population was 3 years (0–16 years), with 58.6% being males. Nonsurvivors had significantly higher lactic acid (4.7 …
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