Adopting a procalcitonin-based (PCT) protocol for diagnosing and managing sepsis was shown to be associated with decreased antibiotic use and cost savings without jeopardizing mortality rates. Assistant Professor Jarva Chow, MD and her coauthors implemented this study over three years in an ICU setting and saw an average savings of over $1,200 per patient after adopting PCT protocols.

Jarva Chow, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Chicago

Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
January 4, 2022