A total of 221 patients who as a group had undergone 232 operations were included. The median age of the study group was 44 months (range, 1 d to 16.9 yr). Preoperative mean Basic, and ...

Objective: Procalcitonin has emerged as a promising infection marker, but previous reports from small-sized studies suggest nonspecific elevation of procalcitonin after pediatric heart surgery. As ...