Prognostic value of semiquantitative serum Procalcitonine vs APACHE or SOFA scores in patients with descending necrotizing mediastinitis

Francina BolaÑos-Morales (Mexico, Mexico), Francina Bolaños-Morales, Emmanule Peña, Enrique Guzmán-DeAlba, Patricio Santillán-Doherty, Avelina Sotres-Vega, J. Alfredo Santibáñez-Salgado, Jaime Villalba-Caloca

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Francina BolaÑos-Morales (Mexico, Mexico), Francina Bolaños-Morales, Emmanule Peña, Enrique Guzmán-DeAlba, Patricio Santillán-Doherty, Avelina Sotres-Vega, J. Alfredo Santibáñez-Salgado, Jaime Villalba-Caloca. Prognostic value of semiquantitative serum Procalcitonine vs APACHE or SOFA scores in patients with descending necrotizing mediastinitis. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1517

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