Cirugía española
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Procalcitonin (PCT) is widely accepted as an early marker of the severity of sepsis and its prognosis. This study was designed to evaluate the utility of PCT in the early diagnosis of immediate postoperative complications (infectious and non-infectious) following cephalic pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). ⋯ Plasma PCT should be taken into account as a useful marker for postoperative clinical course in the follow-up of PD and for the early detection of non-infectious complications.