Serum procalcitonin and procalcitonin clearance as a prognostic biomarker of sepsis in a pediatric critical care setting: A tertiary care experience 2016–2021
Lower PCT clearance in the first 24 hours was significantly associated with higher mortality in pediatric patients with sepsis. Serial PCT measurements and PCT clearance monitoring may offer valuable prognostic information and could be considered as part of routine clinical evaluations in pediatric sepsis management.
Authors
- Leelawadee Techasatian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4668-6792)
- Rattapon Uppala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1903-0907)
- Phanthila Sitthikarnkha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1245-837X)
- Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1368-9508)
- Sirapoom Niamsanit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1398-1368)
- Pope Kosalaraksa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-2398)
- Apichaya Kriengwatanasiri
Institutions
- Khon Kaen University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324980
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71