Application of procalcitonin in postoperative colorectal cancer patients with dubious bacterial infection

Objective To investigate the application of procalcitonin in postoperative clorectal cancer patients with dubious bacterial infection. Method One hundred patients with dubious bacterial infection were randomly divided into two groups,procalcitonin group and control group. In the procalcitonin group,antibiotics were adjusted according to serum procalcitonin concentration. In the control group,antibiotics were adjusted according to antibiotic use guide. The antibiotic adjustment rate,wrong diagnostic rate,hospital stays and hospitalization expenses in both groups were recorded. Results In the procalcitonin group,the antibiotic adjustment rate was lower than it in the control group. In the procalcitonin group,the wrong diagnostic rate was lower than it in the control group. In the procalcitonin group,the hospital stays was shorter than it in the control group. In the procalcitonin group,the hospitalization expenses were less than it in the control group. Conclusion Procalcitonin determination can effectively distinguish the patients underwent postoperative infections and is valuable for these patients.