Procalcitonin (PCT) levels and postoperative complications in the scheduled surgery patients; a prospective observational study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Scheduled surgery patients
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000019136
- Lead Sponsor
- Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
- Brief Summary
ntil now on 24 April 2021, we could show these preliminary outcomes. We tried to show the detail outcomes as soon as possible. As for about 1900 patients, the patients with late complications had higher level of procalcitonin (PCT). In addition, the cutoff of 0.5 ng/ml of PCT was useful for detecting the late complications after non-cardiac surgeries.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1900
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Predict infectious disease before surgery. (2) Patients who are exposed to infection factor during the operation. (3) Emergency surgical patients. (4) Patients who are judged as inappropriate candidates for the trial by the investigators on preoperative anesthetic consultation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparison between PCT levels of Day 1 and with or without postoperative complication, depending on operative procedure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Comparison between PCT and other data as for detecting complications (2) Evaluation of PCT levels according to severity of disease (3) Analysis of influencing factors of PCT levels (4) Relation between survival rate (at Day 28, 60, and 90) and PCT level (5) Time course of changes in PCT levels