Procalcitonin: Is it a predictor of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation necessity in acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation?

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AeCOPD) are important causes of morbidity and mortality. In this study, we analyzed procalcitonin (PCT) levels in AeCOPD and stable period of COPD in order to evaluate usage of PCT in the prediction of the severity of AeCOPD,...

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Autors principals: Pazarli, Ahmet Cemal, Koseoglu, Handan Inonu, Doruk, Sibel, Sahin, Semsettin, Etikan, Ilker, Celikel, Serhat, Berktas, Bahadir
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702086/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23833579
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