Procalcitonin (PCT) is widely considered as a highly sensitive biomarker of bacterial infection, offering general and emergency surgeons a key tool in the management of surgical infections. A multidisciplinary task force of experts met in Bologna, Italy, on April 4, 2019, to clarify the key issues in the use of PCT across the surgical pathway. The panelists presented the statements developed for each of the main questions regarding the use of PCT across the surgical pathway. An agreement on the statements was reached by the Delphi method, and this document reports the executive summary of the final recommendations approved by the expert panel.

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降钙素原在减少手术路径中抗生素的作用

降钙素原 (PCT) 被广泛认为是细菌感染的高度敏感的生物标志物，为普通外科医生和急诊外科医生提供了治疗手术感染的关键工具。多学科专家工作组于 2019 年 4 月 4 日在意大利博洛尼亚举行会议，旨在阐明在整个手术路径中使用 PCT 的关键问题。小组成员就有关在整个手术路径中使用 PCT 的每个主要问题发表了声明。通过德尔菲法就这些陈述达成了一致，本文件报告了专家小组批准的最终建议的执行摘要。