Discrimination of infectious and noninfectious causes of early acute respiratory distress syndrome by procalcitonin
FM Brunkhorst, OK Eberhard… - Critical care medicine, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To test the sepsis marker procalcitonin (PCT) for its applicability to discriminate
between septic and nonseptic causes of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Design: Prospective study, assessing the course of PCT serum levels in early (within 72 hrs
after onset) ARDS. The three other inflammation markers neopterin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and
C-reactive protein (CRP) were tested in parallel. Setting: Twenty-four-bed medical intensive
care unit of a 1,990-bed primary hospital, providing health care for an estimated 39,000 …
between septic and nonseptic causes of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Design: Prospective study, assessing the course of PCT serum levels in early (within 72 hrs
after onset) ARDS. The three other inflammation markers neopterin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and
C-reactive protein (CRP) were tested in parallel. Setting: Twenty-four-bed medical intensive
care unit of a 1,990-bed primary hospital, providing health care for an estimated 39,000 …