Combining procalcitonin, c-reactive protein, and white blood cell count in predicting infections in pediatric open cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
PCT measurement on the third postoperative day alone cannot predict infection in pediatric open-heart surgery with CPB. The combination of PCT with CRP and WBC may enhance early infection prediction, although further validation in larger, multicenter cohorts is warranted.
Authors
- Nguyen The Nguyen Phung
- Hà Mạnh Tuấn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4998-2581)
- Tung Viet Le (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3831-0218)
- M. Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1797-7825)
Institutions
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (VN)
- University Medical Center HCMC (VN)
- Children's Hospital 2 (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Jornal de Pediatria
- Published
- 2025-05-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2025.04.006
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00