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Procalcitonin in preoperative diagnosis of abdominal sepsis
Nenad Ivancević1, Dejan Radenković, Vesna Bumbasirević
1Center of Emergency Surgery, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. mivancevic@sbb.co.yu
Background And Aims:
The present study attempted to identify the diagnostic significance of procalcitonin (PCT) in acute abdominal conditions as well as the range of concentrations relating to diagnosis of abdominal sepsis.
Materials And Methods:
This was prospective clinical study. The study included 98 consecutive patients with acute abdominal conditions, divided in sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) group.
Results:
PCT concentrations on admission were significantly higher in the sepsis group than in the SIRS group (median [interquartile range] 2.32 [7.41] vs 0.45 ng/ml [2.62]). A cutoff value of 1.1 ng/ml yielded 72.4% sensitivity and 62.5% specificity. In a group of patients with abdominal symptoms lasting for more than 24 h, a cut-off value of 1.1 ng/ml yielded higher sensitivity (82.9%) and higher specificity (77.3%).
Conclusion:
Our results suggest that PCT measurements may be useful for early, preoperative diagnosis of abdominal sepsis.
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