Procalcitonin in liver transplantation: are high levels due to donors or recipients?

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Authors

Daniel Eyraud · Sorbonne Université

S. Ben Ayed · Sorbonne Université

Marie Laure Tanguy · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris

Corinne Vézinet · Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

Jean‐Michel Siksik

Maguy Bernard · Sorbonne Université

S. Fratéa · Sorbonne Université

Abstract

PCT level in the donor and early PCT peak in the recipient are not predictive of post-OLT hepatic dysfunction or other complications. Cardiac arrest and infection in the donor, but not PCT level in the donor, are associated with high post-OLT PCT levels in the recipient.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease and Transplantation Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Critical Care

Volume 12, Issue 4, pp. R85-R85

DOI: 10.1186/cc6942

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