Procalcitonin In The Postoperative Patient

Procalcitonin is a peptide precursor of calcitonin that becomes detectable in the setting of systemic bacterial infection, driven by cytokines and endotoxin released throughout the body rather than from the thyroid alone. Levels rise over 12-24 hours with bacterial sepsis and fall as the inflammatory signal resolves. This time course, combined with the sparing in […]