Do high levels of procalcitonin in the early phase after pediatric liver transplantation indicate poor postoperative outcome?
High levels of PCT after pLTx are an early indicator of poor postoperative outcome and may reflect ischemia induced liver cell injury within the context of an ischemia- reperfusion injury.
The data suggest that diuretics by way of causing hyponatraemia are as relevant a cause of ACS as dopaminergic or anticholinergic substances.