Status:

COMPLETED

Serum Procalcitonin

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Conditions:

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is characterized by changes in body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, or peripheral blood white cell count, and is often a heralding manifestati...

Detailed Description

Hypothesis: We hypothesize that PCT can be used to define normal (SIRS without infection) and abnormal values SIRS with infection (i.e., blood, lung, urinary, spinal fluid) in a population of patients...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All adult patients admitted for an expected ICU stay of more than 24 hrs over a 6-month period

Exclusion

  • Patients with known hyper-bilirubinemia (\>0.4 mg/ml) or hypertriglyceridemia (\>10 g/l) will be excluded since this can interfere with measurements of PCT

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00954551

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

March 1 2011

Last Update

June 7 2011

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Mayo Clinic Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224