Diagnostic value of procalcitonin in patients with postpartum pyoseptic complications

The paper considers the diagnostic value of determination of procalcitonin in puerperas with postpartum pyoinflammatory diseases. There is a direct correlation between the concentration of procalcitonin and the severity of postpartum complications. The use of the above clinical test in obstetric care aids in making a differential diagnosis between endometritis proceeding without infection generalization and that accompanied by infection generalization with evolving sepsis. To the authors' mind, timely diagnosis of severe forms of endometritis and initial antibacterial therapy with ultra-broad spectrum antibiotics in combination with early intensive therapy in an intensive care unit make it possible to avoid removal of the uterus as a primary focus and to preserve female reproductive function.

puerpera, pyoinflammatory diseases, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, endometritis, intensive therapy, antibacterial therapy, procalcitonin