Baltatzis M

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2014-2019
2019
PROCalcitonin-based algorithm for antibiotic use in Acute Pancreatitis (PROCAP): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Trials ·doi:10.1186/s13063-019-3549-3

BackgroundDifferentiating infection from inflammation in acute pancreatitis is difficult, leading to overuse of antibiotics. Procalcitonin (PCT) measurement is a means of distinguishing infection from inflammation as levels rise rapidly in …

2014
Umbilical metastasis as primary manifestation of cancer: a small series and review of the literature.
Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR ·doi:10.7860/jcdr/2014/9690.4997

Umbilical metastasis is a rare manifestation of intra-abdominal cancer. It appears either as the first sign of a primary malignancy or as metastatic site of an already diagnosed cancer, representing an ominous prognostic finding. We report …