Procalcitonin (PCT) levels and postoperative complications in the scheduled surgery patients; a prospective observational study

Procalcitonin (PCT) levels and postoperative complications in the scheduled surgery patients; a prospective observational study - Procalcitonin (PCT) levels in the scheduled surgery patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000019136

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2015-10-01

Start date

2015-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Scheduled surgery patients

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Scheduled surgery patients who candidates surgical ICU admission

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Predict infectious disease before surgery. (2) Patients who are exposed to infection factor during the operation. (3) Emergency surgical patients. (4) Patients who are judged as inappropriate candidates for the trial by the investigators on preoperative anesthetic consultation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison between PCT levels of Day 1 and with or without postoperative complication, depending on operative procedure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Comparison between PCT and other data as for detecting complications (2) Evaluation of PCT levels according to severity of disease (3) Analysis of influencing factors of PCT levels (4) Relation between survival rate (at Day 28, 60, and 90) and PCT level (5) Time course of changes in PCT levels	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYoshihito Fujita

Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology

fujita.yoshihit.823@mail.aichi-med-u.ac.jp+81-561-62-3311

Outcome results