SCCM Pod-378 Procalcitonin Guidance during Antibiotics Management

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Simon W. Lam, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, discuss procalcitonin guidance during different phases of antibiotics management in patients admitted to intensive care units.

This podcast originated from the article "Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Procalcitonin-Guidance Versus Usual Care for Antimicrobial Management in Critically Ill Patients: Focus on Subgroups Based on Antibiotic Initiation, Cessation, or Mixed Strategies" (Lam S, et al. Crit Care Med. 2018;46:684-690).

Dr. Lam is a clinical specialist in pharmacoeconomics, outcomes research, and critical care at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He has no disclosures to report.

This podcast is sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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