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Serum procalcitonin a reliable biomarker
Overview
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a major hospital-acquired infection that accentuates morbidities in an already sick child and negatively impacts recovery and prognosis. Variuos morbidities associated with VAP included prolonged ventilation, long duration of higher antibiotics, increased ICU and hospital stay subsequently leading to increased health care costs.
Early identification of an evolving VAP helps in the early optimization of antibiotic therapy and correlates with early weaning from mechanical ventilation. For this purpose researchers from RML hospital New Delhi conducted a study to determine the role of serum procalcitonin as an early inflammatory marker for an early and provisional diagnosis of VAP among clinically suspected VAP patients in pediatric intensive care unit settings.
For more details, check out the full story on the link below:
Serum Procalcitonin- Reliable Biomarker To Diagnose Ventilator Associated Pneumonia In Kids: Study
Speakers
Dr. Nandita Mohan
BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)