Impact of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and other extracorporeal support techniques on procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients with septic shock

Giancarlo Ceccarelli; Francesco Alessandri; Valeria Sargentini; Maria Domenica D'Alessandro; Martina Spaziante; Alessandra Bachetoni; Santo Morabito; Mario Venditti

doi:10.1515/cclm-2018-0685

Impact of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and other extracorporeal support techniques on procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients with septic shock

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2019 Apr 24;57(5):e86-e87. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2018-0685.

Authors

Giancarlo Ceccarelli¹, Francesco Alessandri², Valeria Sargentini³, Maria Domenica D'Alessandro⁴, Martina Spaziante¹, Alessandra Bachetoni³, Santo Morabito⁵, Mario Venditti¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Clinical Pathology, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Clinical Pathology, Department of Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁵ Department of Nephrology and Urology, Hemodialysis Unit, Policlinico di Roma, 'Sapienza' University, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 30204588
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2018-0685

No abstract available

Keywords: CVVH; continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT); critically ill; extracorporeal techniques; intensive care unit; procalcitonin; sepsis.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Consensus
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Critical Illness*
Humans
Procalcitonin
Shock, Septic*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Procalcitonin