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Background An accurate assessment of septic patients at risk for poor clinical outcomes is challenging for clinicians in the emergency department (ED). Objectives We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) in septic patients in the ED for predicting death. Results In a retrospective study, 188 septic patients (median age 63 [IQR 51–80]) of two French university hospitals...