2015•Critical CareOpen access

Is procalcitonin a valuable marker for identification of postoperative complications after coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass?

Ayşe Baysal, Mevlüt Doğukan, Hüseyin Toman

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The aim of our study was to investigate the value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) in identification of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and other complications in the early postoperative period after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) [ 1 ].

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Key concepts: Medicine, Procalcitonin, Cardiopulmonary bypass, Coronary artery bypass surgery, Artery, Internal medicine, Cardiology, Cardiac surgery