Type and frequency of postoperative abnormalities were registered after cardiovascular surgery to evaluate the aetiology and diagnostic value of increased concentrations of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) during the early postoperative period.
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Bachstrasse 18, 07743 Jena, Germany. michael.meisner@t-online.de
