Cabral L, et al. - This retrospective observational study assessed procalcitonin (PCT) kinetics during the first days after burn injury and subsequent surgical interventions to evaluate PCT utility in distinguishing septic from non-septic inflammatory responses by analyzing data of burn patients admitted to the Coimbra Burns Unit (Portugal) between January 2011 and December 2014 who presented with a total burn surface area ≥15% and who had subsequent surgery. The results suggested that, during the first days after burn injury and burn surgery, PCT kinetics coupled with a clinical examination might be useful for sepsis diagnosis.