High Procalcitonin Signals Vascular Damage and Worse Outcomes in Pediatric Sepsis
Children with sepsis and elevated procalcitonin show measurable microvascular dysfunction, higher organ failure rates, and increased mortality.
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Children with sepsis and elevated procalcitonin show measurable microvascular dysfunction, higher organ failure rates, and increased mortality.
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