Die prädiktive und prognostische Rolle von Procalcitonin im postoperativen Verlauf nach Lebertransplantation

Aims: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) as marker for infectious and non infectious complications and as prognostic factor in the posttransplant setting. Material and methods: All liver transplant patients between January 2007 and April 2011 were prospectively included in the study. Postoperative clinical course was prospectively analyzed from admission to discharge. Main proceeding data such as operating procedure, type of reperfusion, operating and ischemic times, HU status and MELD score at time of transplantation were also recorded and evaluated. Results: The median survival time (rang…