Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for suspected and confirmed sepsis of patients in a surgical trauma ICU: a prospective, two period cross-over, interventional …

RN Chomba, MS Moeng, W Lowman - South African Journal of Surgery, 2020 - ajol.info
… in patients who have had adequate antimicrobial therapy. … Effect of procalcitonin-guided
treatment on antibiotic use and … Procalcitonin for reduced antibiotic exposure in ventilator-…

The role of procalcitonin results in antibiotic decision-making in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

V Fabre, S Karaba, J Amoah, M Robinson… - Infection Control & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
antibiotic use among patients without bCAP. The use of PCT testing to determine the need to
start antibiotics … ASP or other variables that could impact antibiotic use were not measured; …

AACC Guidance Document on the Clinical Use of Procalcitonin

AB Chambliss, K Patel, JM Colón-Franco… - … Laboratory Medicine, 2023 - academic.oup.com
… conditions, patients on mechanical ventilation, and patients with … the impact of PCT
measurement on antibiotic cessation in … in antibiotic use with PCT, while the more recent RCTs …

Procalcitonin kinetics to guide sequential invasive-noninvasive mechanical ventilation weaning in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary …

SH Lin, Y He, JJ Lian, CK Chu - Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2021 - ajol.info
… in this study which could have affected the measurements of … Procalcitonin guided therapy
in intensive care unit patients … Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in AECOPD patients: …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of a procalcitonin-based protocol on antibiotic exposure and costs in critically ill patients

J Chow, TW Markossian, FS Albarillo… - Critical Care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
… renal replacement therapy or mechanical ventilation was also … after implementing a
procalcitonin-guided guideline in a large … and may have implications for clinical care. Management …

[HTML][HTML] … budget impact of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship compared to standard of care for patients with suspected sepsis admitted to the intensive care …

VM Garnfeldt, JL Vincent, D Gruson, OU Garay… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
mechanical ventilation duration, in addition to base-case parameters. Based on model
predictions, procalcitonin-guided antibiotic … To our knowledge, there have not been any budgetary …

[HTML][HTML] The role of lung ultrasound in procalcitonin-guided antibiotic discontinuation in ventilator-associated pneumonia

MA Ammar, A Hilal, W Abdalla - Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022 - journals.lww.com
resistance, financial burden and adverse drug reactions. We hypothesised that lung ultrasound
may have a role in guiding antibiotic … Prolonged mechanical ventilation, intensive care

Procalcitonin in the assessment of ventilator associated pneumonia: a systematic review

F Alessandri, F Pugliese, S Angeletti… - … Infectious Diseases and …, 2021 - Springer
… involving subjects receiving mechanical ventilation for more … the consequences of antibiotic
overuse in critical care, … Do we need new trials of procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy?…

[HTML][HTML] Compliance with a Procalcitonin-Based Protocol in Patients with Ventilation-Associated Pneumonia: An Observational, Retrospective Study

M Rossi, L Delamarre, G Duclos, I Lakbar, E Hammad… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
… not have any significant effects on outcomes, particularly the duration of antibiotic treatment.
… both coded for bacterial pneumonia and mechanical ventilation. The study period started …

Impact of Pharmacist-Directed Simplified Procalcitonin Algorithm on Antibiotic Therapy in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis

J Willmon, B Subedi, R Girgis, M Noe - Hospital Pharmacy, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
… blood cell count, rates of mechanical ventilation, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score,
… large randomized controlled trials have evaluated the use of a PCT algorithm for antibiotic