MARKEDLY ELEVATED PROCALCITONIN AFTER CARDIAC ARREST: A CASE REPORT

Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) is an amino acid prohormone of calcitonin that is released by various tissues in response to infection, systemic inflammation or sepsis[1]. High levels of PCT have been described in circumstances other than sepsis or infection, including major surgery, trauma, acute coronary syndromes, cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest[2,3]. Objective: To describe a patient with severely elevated procalcitonin levels after cardiac arrest and multiple external defibrillations as another diagnosis other than infection leading to its elevation.