Is procalcitonin a valuable marker for identification of postoperative complications after coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass?

The aim of our study was to investigate the value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) in identification of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and other complications in the early postoperative period after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) [1].