Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Procalcitonin in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Dyspnea
Alba GA, Truong QA, Gaggin HK, Gandhi PU, De Berardinis B, Magrini L, Bajwa EK, Di Somma S, Januzzi JL, Network G. Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Procalcitonin in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Dyspnea. The American Journal Of Medicine 2015, 129: 96-104.e7. PMID: 26169892, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis of pneumoniaNet reclassification improvementEmergency departmentHeart failurePrognostic valueReclassification improvementEmergency department patientsIndependent prognostic informationAccuracy of procalcitoninUrban emergency departmentAccurate diagnostic markerAcute dyspneaClinician certaintyElevated procalcitoninSerum procalcitoninDyspneic patientsProspective cohortSecondary outcomesDepartment patientsProcalcitonin concentrationsFatal outcomeNatriuretic peptidePCT valuesPrognostic utilityPatient population