PCT vs non‐PCT (standard care or CRP: primary outcomes)
Mortality at 28 days · adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock
PCT showed no clear difference in mortality at 28 days compared with non‐PCT (standard care or CRP: primary outcomes) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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