Procalcitonin-guided interventions against infections to increase early appropriate antibiotics and improve survival in the intensive care unit: a randomized trial
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For patients in intensive care units, sepsis is a common and potentially deadly complication and prompt initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy improves prognosis. The objective of this trial was to determine whether a strategy of antimicrobial spectrum escalation, guided by daily measurements of the biomarker procalcitonin, could reduce the time to appropriate therapy, thus improving survival.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Critical Care Medicine |
Vol/bind | 39 |
Udgave nummer | 9 |
Sider (fra-til) | 2048-58 |
Antal sider | 11 |
ISSN | 0090-3493 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 1 sep. 2011 |
ID: 35412675