Diagnosing infection after infant open heart surgery: role of procalcitonin

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2019 Oct;27(8):641-645. doi: 10.1177/0218492319879529. Epub 2019 Sep 23.

Authors

Dicky Fakhri¹, Eva Miranda Marwali², Novik Budiwardhana², Poppy Surwianti Roebiono³, Anna Ulfah Rahajoe³, Michael Caesario¹

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Jakarta, Indonesia.
² Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Jakarta, Indonesia.
³ Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Division, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Jakarta, Indonesia.

PMID: 31547669
DOI: 10.1177/0218492319879529

No abstract available

Keywords: C-reactive protein; bacteremia; cardiac surgical procedures; congenital; heart defects; postoperative complications; procalcitonin.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Bacterial Infections / blood
Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Biomarkers / blood
C-Reactive Protein
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Cardiopulmonary Bypass / adverse effects*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Leukocyte Count
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Procalcitonin / blood*
Reproducibility of Results
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / blood
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / diagnosis*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Up-Regulation

Substances

Biomarkers
Procalcitonin
C-Reactive Protein