Key result
Acute aortic dissection was associated with elevated preoperative serum procalcitonin (4.2 +/- 3.4 ng/ml) despite no signs of infection, peaking at 24 hours post-surgery (5.8 +/- 4.5 ng/ml).
Population
5 consecutive patients who underwent surgery for acute aortic dissection.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
48 hours after intensive care unit arrival
Authors
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Procalcitonin elevation in aortic dissection without infection may confound sepsis diagnosis; this case report leaves open its diagnostic role pending larger studies.
Observational (n=5)
Patients with acute aortic dissection exhibit significant preoperative procalcitonin elevation in the absence of infection, which peaks at 24 hours postoperatively.
Kin et al. (2003) conducted an observational in Acute aortic dissection (n=5). Acute aortic dissection surgery was evaluated on Perioperative serum procalcitonin (PCT) concentrations. Acute aortic dissection was associated with elevated preoperative serum procalcitonin (4.2 +/- 3.4 ng/ml) despite no signs of infection, peaking at 24 hours post-surgery (5.8 +/- 4.5 ng/ml).
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