Low protein C concentrations are associated with postoperative complications after emergency surgery of the intestine

The Value of Serum Procalcitonin Level for Differentiation of Infectious from Noninfectious Causes of Fever After Orthopaedic Surgery

“…The findings of this study are consistent with reports from other surgical settings showing a nonspecific procalcitonin increase in patients postoperatively, depending on the extent of surgical stress and inflammation [18][19][20][21][22] . Thus, it is important to recognize that so-called normal procalcitonin values in patients after surgery are not within the normal range for healthy subjects, and cutoff ranges must be adapted accordingly.…”

“…In accordance with other studies, C-reactive protein concentrations were increased about twentyfold to fortyfold in all patients after surgery, and levels remained high throughout the three-day observation period [18][19][20][21][22] . In a previous study, procalcitonin kinetics were studied in a cohort of patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery 18 .…”

“…The value of elevated serum procalcitonin in the diagnosis of infections has been demonstrated for specific surgical settings, such as cardiac surgery after cardiopulmonary bypass, lung decortication, major neurosurgery, and abdominal surgery 5,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24] . In addition, elevated procalcitonin values correlate with the adverse prognosis of patients after thoracic surgery and ventilatorassociated pneumonia 25,26 .…”