Predictive Value of Procalcitonin and C-reactive Protein for Mortality in Live Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
While the absolute values of CRP and PCT were not diagnostic for infection, an increase in these biomarkers from days three to five to seven predicted significantly higher short- and long-term mortality in LDLT recipients.
Authors
- Shweta Mallick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5666-2239)
- Johns Shaji Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1590-999X)
- N S Sudhindran
- Binoj St
- S Saraswathy
- Georg Gutjahr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-8349)
- Anila K.N
- Dinesh Balakrishnan
- Unnikrishnan G
- Sreerenjini SB
Institutions
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas (US)
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.100440
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00