Why the study?
Does perioperative myocardial infarction increase procalcitonin concentrations in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Population
58 adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery, free from infection
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
72 hours postoperatively
Authors
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Perioperative MI may elevate early post-cardiac surgery PCT without infection; leaves open its reliability as sole infection marker.
Does perioperative myocardial infarction increase procalcitonin concentrations in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Elevated procalcitonin levels early after cardiac surgery can be caused by perioperative myocardial infarction in the absence of infection, warranting caution in using it solely as an infection marker.
Lecharny et al. (2001) studied this question.
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