Use of procalcitonin for the prediction and treatment of acute bacterial infection in children
Pierce R, Bigham MT, Giuliano JS. Use of procalcitonin for the prediction and treatment of acute bacterial infection in children. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2014, 26: 292-298. PMID: 24739491, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000000092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic therapySerum procalcitoninTreatment failureNoninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndromeBacterial infectionsSystemic inflammatory response syndromeSerial PCT measurementsDuration of therapyCentral venous cathetersInflammatory response syndromeAcute bacterial infectionUse of procalcitoninC-reactive proteinInvasive bacterial infectionsPresence of infectionReliable serum markerSickle cell diseaseNoninfectious inflammationPCT levelsVenous cathetersResponse syndromeBacterial sepsisSerum markersPrognostic utilityPatient populationThe Temporal Kinetics of Circulating Angiopoietin Levels in Children With Sepsis
Giuliano JS, Tran K, Li FY, Shabanova V, Tala JA, Bhandari V. The Temporal Kinetics of Circulating Angiopoietin Levels in Children With Sepsis. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2014, 15: e1-e8. PMID: 24141659, PMCID: PMC3947338, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e3182a553bb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAngiopoietin-1Angiopoietin-2BiomarkersCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIntensive Care Units, PediatricLength of StayMalePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesSepsisSeverity of Illness IndexShock, SepticSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeTime FactorsConceptsSevere sepsis/shockSepsis/shockSystemic inflammatory response syndrome/sepsisPediatric patientsShock groupAngiopoietin-2Day 2Angiopoietin-1Days of illnessHours of admissionIll pediatric patientsInflammatory response syndromeRisk stratification scoresProspective observational studyCritical care physiciansVascular growth factorsEnzyme-linked immunosorbentAngiopoietin levelsPICU lengthPICU patientsSevere sepsisSepsis severityResponse syndromeStratification scoresCare physicians