C-reactive protein as a predictor of mortality in patients affected with severe sepsis in intensive care unit - Concepedia

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C-reactive protein as a predictor of mortality in patients affected with severe sepsis in intensive care unit

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2012

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Özkan Devran, Zühal Karakurt, Nalan Adıgüzel, Gökay Güngör, Özlem Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, Merih Kalamanoğlu Balcı, Ece Celik, Cüneyt Saltürk, Huriye Berk Takır, Feyza Kargın,

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Abstract

The risk of sepsis related mortality appears to be increased when the 3rd day CRP value is greater than 100 mg/dL. Thus, CRP appears to be as valuable a predictor of mortality as the SOFA score.

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