Pretransplant serum procalcitonin level for prediction of early post ‐transplant sepsis in living donor liver transplantation

ConclusionsSurvival of patients with early post‐transplant sepsis was poor and the incidence of sepsis was associated with the pretransplant serum PCT level. Re‐evaluation of the general condition and rescheduling of LT should be considered in a patient with pretransplant serum PCT >0.5 ng/mL.

Source: Hepatology Research - January 10, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Takanobu Hara, Akihiko Soyama, Masaaki Hidaka, Koji Natsuda, Tomohiko Adachi, Shinichiro Ono, Satomi Okada, Takashi Hamada, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Susumu Eguchi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research