Early Serum Procalcitonin Level after Primary Total Hip Replacement

Background. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a useful surrogate marker for the differentiation of postoperative infection and unspecific inflammatory reaction after surgery. It is known that postoperative course of the PCT serum level varies with type of surgery. No data exists about the postoperative course...

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Main Authors: Samy Bouaicha, Samuel Blatter, Beat K. Moor, Katharina Spanaus, Claudio Dora, Clément M. L. Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/927636
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