Diagnostic Accuracy of Infection Markers to Diagnose Infections in Neonates and Children Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

• Main Authors: Irene Doo (Author), Lukas P. Staub (Author), Adrian Mattke (Author), Emma Haisz (Author), Anna Lene Seidler (Author), Nelson Alphonso (Author), Luregn J. Schlapbach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundInfections represent one of the most common complications in patients managed on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and are associated with poorer outcomes. Clinical signs of infection in patients on ECMO are non-specific. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of Procalcitonin (PCT),...