The Importance of Serological Procalcitonin Levels After Autologous Microsurgical Transplantation
Safi AF, Schröder K, Kauke M, Safi S, Zöller JE, Zinser M. The Importance of Serological Procalcitonin Levels After Autologous Microsurgical Transplantation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30817542, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue defectsPCT levelsProcalcitonin levelsSystemic inflammationMicrosurgical interventionTissue defectsPCT cutoff levelPerioperative systemic inflammationHigh mortality rateMicrovascular transplantsMicrovascular transplantationSevere complicationsSevere morbidityRetrospective studySurgical interventionTransplant lossMicrosurgical transplantationTreatment strategiesInclusion criteriaCutoff levelMortality ratePatientsReconstructive surgeonPathological levelsDetectable increase