Associations Between Mean Arterial Pressure During Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Biomarkers of Cerebral Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Secondary Results from A Randomized Controlled Trial

C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin after Congenital Heart Surgery Utilizing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: When Should We Be Worried?

Both CRP and PCT increase after CHS with CPB and peak on postoperative day 2. PCT has a greater statistically significant difference in those with documented infection when compared to CRP and a PCT of greater than 5.6 ng/ml should raise suspicion for infection.