Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club. Risk prediction with procalcitonin and clinical rules in community-acquired pneumonia.

Abstract:

:WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ON THIS TOPIC: Procalcitonin is a biomarker that appears to correlate with bacterial infection. WHAT QUESTION THIS STUDY ADDRESSED: Does a procalcitonin level add prognostic information for pneumonia patients in conjunction with scoring systems such as the Pneumonia Severity Index or CURB-65? WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE: Among 1,651 patients with community-acquired pneumonia in 28 US emergency departments, procalcitonin levels did not add prognostic information for most pneumonia patients. Among higher-risk groups by Pneumonia Severity Index score, low procalcitonin level predicted lower mortality. HOW THIS MIGHT CHANGE CLINICAL PRACTICE: Clinicians should continue using validated prognostic scoring systems for pneumonia. Low procalcitonin level could be considered as a factor for selected patients who would otherwise be considered high risk to be treated in a lower acuity setting.

journal_name

Ann Emerg Med

authors

Menchine MD,Barrett TW,Schriger DL

doi

10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.05.033

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-07-01 00:00:00

pages

59-60

issue

1

eissn

0196-0644

issn

1097-6760

pii

S0196-0644(08)00848-2

journal_volume

52

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