title: Are procalcitonin levels sufficient for the follow up of patients undergoing lung decortication for pleural empyema?
authors.forename: Efstratios E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Apostolakis
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prokakis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dougenis
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide