Early Assessment of Pancreatic Infections and Overall Prognosis in Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Procalcitonin (PCT): A Prospective International Multicenter Study

摘要

Early and reliable assessment of pancreatic infections is of major importance for timely goal-directed treatment in acute pancreatitis. The results of our prospective international multicenter study in patients with predicted severe disease has shown that a single laboratory test, Procalcitonin, significantly contributes to an early stratification of patients at risk to develop clinically relevant pancreatic infections or death.