Clinical Significance of Procalcitonin in Diagnosis of Infective Fever after Implant Surgery in the Department of Or-thopedics
BU Jian-lia
YANG Yun-longa
SUN Chenga
YIN Yua
WANG Yu-qinga
ZHANG Wei-pinga
LIU Chang-ana
XUE Hong-yuanb
Abstract：Objective To investigate clinical significance of procalcitonin ( PCT) in diagnosis of infectious fever after implant surgery in the Department of Orthopedics. Methods From January 2013 to January 2014, a total of 56 patients in Department of Orthopedics had a fever after the implant operation, according to the diagnostic criteria, they were divided into non-infective fever group (n=32) and infective fever group (n=24) and were checked for C-reactive protein (CRP) and PCT on the fever day and the third day. All the results were analyzed, and then the authenticity of diagnosis of postoperative infective fever by CRP and PCT was evaluated. Results There were no significant differences of CRP levels on the fever day and on the third day between the two groups (P>0. 05), but PCT levels showed significant differences (P<0. 05). The sen-sitivity and specificity of serum PCT at the level of 0. 25 ng/L as critical value in the diagnosis of postoperative infective fever were higher than those of CRP on the fever day and the third day. Conclusion PCT has more clinical value than CRP in the differential diagnosis of fever after implant surgery in the Department of Orthopedics.
Keywords：ProcalcitoninC-reactive proteinFeverSurgical proceduresoperative
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 78-80 )