PCT vs non‐PCT (standard care or CRP: primary outcomes)
Has died · adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock
PCT showed no clear difference in mortality at longest compared with non‐PCT (standard care or CRP: primary outcomes) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Effectiveness and safety of procalcitonin evaluation for reducing mortality in adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.81 [0.65, 1.01]10 studies · 1156 participantsLow