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Vaquero-Roncero LM, Sánchez-Barrado E, Escobar-Macias D, Arribas-Pérez P, González de Castro R, González-Porras JR, Sánchez-Hernandez MV. C-Reactive protein and SOFA scale: A simple score as early predictor of critical care requirement in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in Spain. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION 2021; 68:513-522. [PMID: 34743905 PMCID: PMC8568297 DOI: 10.1016/j.redare.2020.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To identify potential markers at admission predicting the need for critical care in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. MATERIAL AND METHODS An approved, observational, retrospective study was conducted between March 15 to April 15, 2020. 150 adult patients aged less than 75 with Charlson comorbidity index ≤6 diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia were included. Seventy-five patients were randomly selected from those admitted to the critical care units (critical care group [CG]) and seventy-five hospitalized patients who did not require critical care (non-critical care group [nCG]) represent the control group. One additional cohort of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 were used to validate the score. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Multivariable regression showed increasing odds of in-hospital critical care associated with increased C-reactive protein (CRP) (odds ratio 1.052 [1.009-1.101]; P = 0.0043) and higher Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score (1.968 [1.389-2.590]; P < 0.0001), both at the time of hospital admission. The AUC-ROC for the combined model was 0.83 (0.76-0.90) (vs AUC-ROC SOFA P < 0.05). The AUC-ROC for the validation cohort was 0.89 (0.82-0.95) (P > 0.05 vs AUC-ROC development). CONCLUSION Patients COVID-19 presenting at admission SOFA score ≥ 2 combined with CRP ≥ 9.1 mg/mL could be at high risk to require critical care.
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- L M Vaquero-Roncero
- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de León, Universidad de León, León, Spain
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- Departamento de Hematología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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Vaquero-Roncero LM, Sánchez-Barrado E, Escobar-Macias D, Arribas-Pérez P, González de Castro R, González-Porras JR, Sánchez-Hernandez MV. C-Reactive protein and SOFA scale: A simple score as early predictor of critical care requirement in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in Spain. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION 2021; 68:S0034-9356(20)30327-3. [PMID: 34247837 PMCID: PMC7833846 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify potential markers at admission predicting the need for critical care in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. MATERIAL AND METHODS An approved, observational, retrospective study was conducted between March 15 to April 15, 2020. 150 adult patients aged less than 75 with Charlson comorbidity index ≤6 diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia were included. Seventy-five patients were randomly selected from those admitted to the critical care units (critical care group [CG]) and seventy-five hospitalized patients who did not require critical care (non-critical care group [nCG]) represent the control group. One additional cohort of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 were used to validate the score. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Multivariable regression showed increasing odds of in-hospital critical care associated with increased C-reactive protein (CRP) (odds ratio 1.052 [1.009-1.101]; P=.0043) and higher Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score (1.968 [1.389-2.590]; P<.0001), both at the time of hospital admission. The AUC-ROC for the combined model was 0.83 (0.76-0.90) (vs AUC-ROC SOFA P<.05). The AUC-ROC for the validation cohort was 0.89 (0.82-0.95) (P>0.05 vs AUC-ROC development). CONCLUSION Patients COVID-19 presenting at admission SOFA score ≥2 combined with CRP ≥9,1mg/mL could be at high risk to require critical care.
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- L M Vaquero-Roncero
- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España.
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de León, Universidad de León, León, España
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- Departamento de Hematología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España
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Durrance RJ, Ullah T, Patel H, Martinez G, Cervellione K, Zafonte VB, Gafoor K, Bagheri F. Marked Elevation in Serum Procalcitonin Levels Do Not Correlate With Severity of Disease or Mortality in Hospitalized Patients: A Retrospective Study. Biomark Insights 2020; 15:1177271920917941. [PMID: 32476970 PMCID: PMC7232048 DOI: 10.1177/1177271920917941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Bacteremia and sepsis are significant contributors to the morbidity,
mortality, and economic burden of health care systems worldwide.
Procalcitonin has been identified as a potentially useful marker of disease
and severity in sepsis. However, the assumption that greater procalcitonin
levels correlate with greater burden of disease has not been adequately
studied. Methods: A retrospective chart review of adult patients admitted to an urban teaching
hospital with suspected sepsis was undertaken to test the association of
elevated procalcitonin (>30 ng/mL) with other markers of sepsis (lactic
acid, white blood cell count, percent bands), severity of disease
(Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [SOFA] and Acute Physiology and Chronic
Health Evaluation–II [APACHE II] scores), and mortality. Results: In total, 168 patients were identified over 18 months (42% ward, 11%
Stepdown, 44% medical intensive care unit [MICU], 2% surgical intensive care
unit (STICU), 1% gynecology [GYN]). The Spearman correlation analysis showed
that serum procalcitonin level did not correlate with SOFA
(P = .238) or APACHE II (P = .918)
scores on admission, and did not correlate with survival (Kruskal-Wallis
test, P = .937). However, higher serum procalcitonin levels
were associated with patients who had positive blood cultures
(Kruskal-Wallis test, P = .0016 for Gram-positive and
P = .0007 for Gram-negative bacteria). Lactic acid
levels on admission strongly correlated with SOFA APACHE II (the Spearman
correlation, P < .0001 for both) and mortality
(P = .0001 for both). Conclusions: Higher serum procalcitonin levels above 30 ng/mL failed to correlate with
indicators of sepsis, severity of disease (SOFA and APACHE II scores), and
mortality but were associated with positive blood cultures. Lactic acid
levels did show correlation to both severity of disease and mortality. Serum
procalcitonin levels >30 ng/mL do not appear to correlate with the
severity of disease in a sample of patients with markedly elevated initial
procalcitonin levels.
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- Richard J Durrance
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, NY, USA.,Department of Clinical Research, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond Hill, NY, USA
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- Department of Clinical Research, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond Hill, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond Hill, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond Hill, NY, USA
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- Department of Clinical Research, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond Hill, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond Hill, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond Hill, NY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond Hill, NY, USA
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Manrique Abril F, Mendez Fandiño Y, Herrera-Amaya G, Rodriguez J, Manrique-Abril R. Uso de procalcitonina como diagnóstico de sepsis o shock séptico: revisión sistemática y metaanálisis. INFECTIO 2019. [DOI: 10.22354/in.v23i2.769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Introducción: La procalcitonina (PCT) es una prohormona de la calcitonina, producida por las células C de la glándula tiroides y convertida intracelularmente por enzimas proteolíticas en la hormona activa. La producción de PCT durante procesos inflamatorios, está ligada a endotoxinas bacterianas y a citoquinas inflamatorias. La mortalidad por sepsis, depende en gran medida de la detección precoz y del inicio de una terapia adecuada, incluyendo la administración de antibióticos apropiados, sin embargo, no está claro si el rendimiento diagnóstico de la PCT en el contexto de la nueva definición de sepsis en el tercer consenso es igual que con la definición previa.Métodos: Se incluyeron estudios que describieran el uso de PCT dentro de las primeras 24 horas de admisión, como prueba diagnóstica de sepsis. Se realizó la búsqueda en las bases de datos de Medline (Pubmed) y Embase. La calidad metodológica se evaluó según la Colaboración Cochrane en el desarrollo de Revisiones Sistemáticas sobre Test de Análisis para la herramienta QUADAS-II. El sesgo de publicación fue estudiado con el Test de Asimetría de Deeks. Se usó el módulo de MIDAS de STATA 14 para el análisis univariado y la construcción de la Curva de ROC.Resultados: Se obtuvieron 2076 registros (783 de Medline y 1293 de Embase). De los 12 estudios seleccionados, se incluyeron un total de 1353 pacientes, con una prevalencia en los estudios revisados entre el 9% y 88%, con un promedio del 47%. La Sensibilidad agrupada fue 0,83% (IC95% (0,74-0,89)) y la Especificidad fue 0,84% (IC95%(0,76-0,89)). El área bajo la Curva fue 0,90 (IC95%(0,87-0,92)). La heterogeneidad entre los estudios es importante I2 88% (IC95%(77-100)). Existe un sesgo de publicación según el test de Deek, con resultado P=0,04. En el análisis sobre la Probabilidad Post test según el nomograma de Fagan, es del 56%, teniendo en cuenta una probabilidad pretest del 20% según el LR positivo 5.Conclusión: La PCT es una prueba diagnóstica con buen rendimiento para sepsis o shock séptico, en pacientes adultos, no gestantes. Aunque hay sesgo de publicación y una gran heterogeneidad en los resultados, la prueba se considera adecuada para el escenario de sepsis según las nuevas definiciones.
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Ahmed S, Siddiqui I, Jafri L, Hashmi M, Khan AH, Ghani F. Prospective evaluation of serum procalcitonin in critically ill patients with suspected sepsis- experience from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2018; 35:180-184. [PMID: 30319777 PMCID: PMC6180342 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Sepsis is the leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a promising marker for identification of bacterial sepsis. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of serum PCT concentration in patients with suspected sepsis admitted to mixed medical-surgical Intensive care unit (ICU). Material and methods A cross-sectional study conducted at section of Chemical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and ICU. Patients with suspected sepsis were included, serum PCT cut off ≥0.5 ng/ml was taken for diagnosing sepsis. Diagnostic accuracy was measured in terms of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) taking blood culture as gold standard. Furthermore, different cut offs were compared by using receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC). Data analysis was done on SPSS version 20. Results Median age of the study group (n = 103) was 48 years (IQR: 22), 60% being males. Out of the 103 patients included 82 patients had PCT levels above the optimal cut off. At a serum PCT cutoff of 0.5 μg/L, the sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of sepsis was found to be 93.75% and 43.59% respectively. NPV was higher compared to PPV making PCT a reliable marker to for the screening out of sepsis patients. Furthermore, it was revealed that PCT having an AUC = 0.70 outperformed WBC (AUC = 0.5) and CRP (AUC = 0.6). Conclusion Elevated PCT concentration is a promising indicator of sepsis in newly admitted critically ill patients capable of complementing clinical signs and routine laboratory parameters.
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- Sibtain Ahmed
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
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Liu Y, Hou JH, Li Q, Chen KJ, Wang SN, Wang JM. Biomarkers for diagnosis of sepsis in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. SPRINGERPLUS 2016; 5:2091. [PMID: 28028489 PMCID: PMC5153391 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3591-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Background Sepsis is one of the most common diseases that seriously threaten human health. Although a large number of markers related to sepsis have been reported in the last two decades, the diagnostic accuracy of these biomarkers remains unclear due to the lack of similar baselines among studies. Therefore, we conducted a large systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic value of biomarkers from studies that included non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome patients as a control group. Methods We searched Medline, Embase and the reference lists of identified studies beginning in April 2014. The last retrieval was updated in September 2016. Results Ultimately, 86 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Sixty biomarkers and 10,438 subjects entered the final analysis. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves for the 7 most common biomarkers, including procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, interleukin 6, soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1, presepsin, lipopolysaccharide binding protein and CD64, were 0.85, 0.77, 0.79, 0.85, 0.88, 0.71 and 0.96, respectively. The remaining 53 biomarkers exhibited obvious variances in diagnostic value and methodological quality. Conclusions Although some biomarkers displayed moderate or above moderate diagnostic value for sepsis, the limitations of the methodological quality and sample size may weaken these findings. Currently, we still lack an ideal biomarker to aid in the diagnosis of sepsis. In the future, biomarkers with better diagnostic value as well as a combined diagnosis using multiple biomarkers are expected to solve the challenge of the diagnosis of sepsis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40064-016-3591-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yong Liu
- Intensive Care Unit, Suining Central Hospital, Deshengxi Road 127, Chuanshan District, Suining, 629000 Sichuan People's Republic of China
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- Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042 People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Trauma Center, Chongqing, 400042 People's Republic of China
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- Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042 People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Trauma Center, Chongqing, 400042 People's Republic of China
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- Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042 People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Trauma Center, Chongqing, 400042 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042 People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Trauma Center, Chongqing, 400042 People's Republic of China
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Carr JA. Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for septic patients in the surgical intensive care unit. J Intensive Care 2015; 3:36. [PMID: 26244096 PMCID: PMC4523913 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-015-0100-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
In critically ill patients, elucidating those patients with the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) from an infectious source (sepsis), versus those who have SIRS without infection, can be challenging since the clinical features are the same. Even with strict monitoring and testing, 39–98 % of patients with SIRS will never have bacteriological confirmation of an infection, and 6–17 % of patients with a documented infection will not show signs of SIRS. Due to this overlap, an extensive amount of research has been performed to investigate ways of determining and separating SIRS from infection, compared to SIRS due to trauma, surgical stress, or other non-infectious causes. This review article will discuss the recommended and peer-approved use of procalcitonin in septic patients in the intensive care unit and its use as a guide to antibiotic initiation and termination. The article will focus on the prospective randomized trials (Level 1 evidence) that have been conducted, and lesser levels of evidence will be referenced as needed to substantiate a conclusion. The literature documents multiple benefits of using procalcitonin as a guide to cost savings and appropriate termination of antibiotics by its use as a new objective marker of bacteremia that was previously not available. This article will show that antibiotics should be terminated when the procalcitonin level falls below 0.5 ng/mL.
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- John Alfred Carr
- Department of Trauma and Critical Care, Allegiance Health, 205 N. East Street, Professional Bldg. Ste 203, Jackson, MI 49201 USA
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Tanrıverdi H, Tor MM, Kart L, Altın R, Atalay F, SumbSümbüloğlu V. Prognostic value of serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels in critically ill patients who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia. Ann Thorac Med 2015; 10:137-42. [PMID: 25829966 PMCID: PMC4375743 DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.151442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 12/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in critically ill patients. We sought to determine the prognostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) kinetics in critically ill patients who developed VAP. METHODS: Patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and developed VAP were eligible. Patients were followed for 28 days after the pneumonia diagnosis and blood samples for PCT and CRP were collected on the day of the pneumonia diagnosis (D0), and days 3 (D3) and 7 (D7) after the diagnosis. Patients were grouped as survivors and non-survivors, and the mean PCT and CRP values and their kinetics were assessed. RESULTS: In total, 45 patients were enrolled. Of them, 22 (48.8%) died before day 28 after the pneumonia diagnosis. There was no significant difference between the survivor and non-survivor groups in terms of PCT on the day of pneumonia diagnosis or CRP levels at any point. However, the PCT levels days 3 and 7 were significantly higher in the non-survivor group than the survivor group. Whereas PCT levels decreased significantly from D0 to D7 in the survivor group, CRP did not. A PCT level above 1 ng/mL on day 3 was the strongest predictor of mortality, with an odds ratio of 22.6. CONCLUSION: Serum PCT was found to be a superior prognostic marker compared to CRP in terms of predicting mortality in critically ill patients who developed VAP. The PCT level on D3 was the strongest predictor of mortality in VAP.
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- Hakan Tanrıverdi
- Department of Chest Diseases, Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Fatih University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Fatih University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistic, Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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Dolatabadi AA, Memary E, Amini A, Shojaee M, Abdalvand A, Hatamabadi HR. Efficacy of measuring procalcitonin levels in determination of prognosis and early diagnosis of bacterial resistance in sepsis. Niger Med J 2015; 56:17-22. [PMID: 25657488 PMCID: PMC4314854 DOI: 10.4103/0300-1652.149165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background: Rapid and proper diagnosis of sepsis is one of the daily challenges of emergency department (ED) and intensive care units. The general aim of the present study was to determine the efficacy of measuring procalcitonin levels in the early diagnosis of bacterial resistance to antibiotics administered empirically in patients with sepsis. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study consisted of patients with clinical evidence of sepsis or systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), referring to the ED of a third-level hospital in Tehran, Iran in 2012. After collection of basic and clinical data of patients, venous blood samples were taken for routine laboratory tests and determination of procalcitonin serum levels at baseline and 6 and 24 hours after administration of the first dose of an empirical antibiotic. The subjects were divided into two groups of discharged and expired and then comparisons were made using t-test, Chi-squared test and Fisher's test. Specificity and sensitivity of procalcitonin were evaluated along with ROC curve. Results: In the present study, 170 patients with sepsis were included. Evaluation of serum levels of procalcitonin 24 hours after administration of antibiotics exhibited the best sensitivity and specificity for each patient's response to antibiotics. Use of the cutoff point of 6.5 mg/mL for procalcitonin can predict the disease outcome with sensitivity and specificity of 67% and 80%, respectively. Conclusion: It is suggested that procalcitonin be used for the diagnosis of sepsis or SIRS resulting from an infectious disease, for follow-up of treatment and for evaluation of response to treatment.
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- Ali Arhami Dolatabadi
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mikuła T, Suchacz M, Stańczak W, Kozłowska J, Wiercińska-Drapało A. Procalcitonin as a Biomarker of the Early Stage of Bacterial Infections in HIV/AIDS Patients. EUR J INFLAMM 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/1721727x1401200210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We observed that low concentrations of procalcitonin (PCT) in the early stages of bacterial infection among HIV/AIDS patients are not always associated with a good prognosis. Many of our patients developed sepsis despite a PCT level of <0.5 ng/ml on the first days of infection. The aim of our study was to assess whether laboratory standards for PCT in patients with HIV/AIDS correlate with their clinical condition. We analyzed the concentration of PCT and other inflammatory markers in the early stages of bacterial infection among 40 HIV-infected patients and 52 AIDS patients enrolled for the study. The control group consisted of 37 healthy individuals. In comparison with PCT and WBC, PCT proved to be the most reliable in the early stages of bacterial infection. To conclude, we suggest new PCT cut-off ranges for HIV/AIDS patients with bacterial infection.
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- T. Mikuła
- Department of Hepatology and Acquired Immunodeficiencies, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hepatology and Acquired Immunodeficiencies, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hepatology and Acquired Immunodeficiencies, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hepatology and Acquired Immunodeficiencies, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hepatology and Acquired Immunodeficiencies, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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Tang J, Long W, Yan L, Zhang Y, Xie J, Lu G, Yang C. Procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy of acute exacerbations of asthma: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Infect Dis 2013; 13:596. [PMID: 24341820 PMCID: PMC3867421 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate whether the serum procalcitonin (PCT) level can be utilized to guide the use of antibiotics in the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma. Methods A total of 293 consecutive patients with suspected asthma attacks from February 2005 to July 2010 participated in this study. 225 patients completed the study. Serum PCT levels, and other inflammatory biomarkers of all patients were measured. In addition to the standard treatment, the control group received antibiotics according to the attending physicians’ discretions, while the patients in the PCT group were treated with antibiotics according to serum PCT concentrations. Antibiotics usage was strongly discouraged when the PCT concentration was below 0.1 μg/L; discouraged when the PCT concentration was between 0.1 μg/L and 0.25 μg/L; or encouraged when the PCT concentration was above 0.25 μg/L. The primary endpoint was the determination of antibiotics usage. The second endpoints included the diagnostic accuracy of PCT and other laboratory biomarkers the effectiveness of asthma control, secondary ED visits, hospital re-admissions, repeated needs for steroids or dosage increase, needs for antibiotics, WBC count, PCT levels and FEV1%. Results At baseline, two groups were identical regarding clinical, laboratory and symptom score. Probability of the antibiotics usage in the PCT group (46.1%) was lower than that in the control group (74.8%) (χ2 = 21.97, p < 0.001. RR = 0.561, 95% CI 0.441-0.713). PCT and IL-6 showed good diagnostic significance for bacterial asthma (r = 0.705, p = 0.003). The degrees of asthma control in patients were categorized to three levels and were comparable between the two groups at the six weeks follow-up period (χ2 = 1.62, p = 0.45). There were no significant difference regarding other secondary outcomes (p > 0.05). Conclusions The serum PCT concentration can be used to effectively determine whether the acute asthma patients have bacterial infections in the respiratory tract, and to guide the use of antibiotics in the treatment of acute asthma exacerbations, which may substantially reduce unnecessary antibiotic use without compromising the therapeutic outcomes. Trial registration ICTRP ChiCTR-TRC-12002534
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- Jianguo Tang
- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
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Sridharan P, Chamberlain RS. The efficacy of procalcitonin as a biomarker in the management of sepsis: slaying dragons or tilting at windmills? Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2013; 14:489-511. [PMID: 24274059 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2012.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is defined as systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in the context of an underlying infectious process, and is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, particularly when initial therapy is delayed. Numerous biomarkers, including but not limited to cytokines (interleukins-2 and -6 [IL-2, IL-6] and tumor necrosis factor-α [TNF-α]), leukotrienes, acute-phase proteins (C-reactive protein [CRP]), and adhesion molecules, have been evaluated and rejected as unsuitable for the diagnosis of sepsis, predicting its severity, and guiding its treatment. Most recently, procalcitonin (PCT) has been suggested as a novel biomarker that may be useful in guiding therapeutic decision making in the management of sepsis. This article assesses critically the published literature on the clinical utility of PCT concentrations for guiding the treatment of sepsis in adult patients. METHODS A comprehensive search of all published studies of the use of serum concentrations of PCT to guide the treatment of sepsis in adult patients (1996 to 2011) was conducted with PubMed and Google Scholar. The search focused on the value of PCT concentrations to guide the diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, and escalation and de-escalation of antbiotic therapy in these patients. Keywords searched included "procalcitonin," "sepsis," "sepsis biomarker," "sepsis diagnosis," "sepsis prognosis," "sepsis mortality," "antibiotic escalation," "antibiotic de-escalation," "antibiotic duration," and "antimicrobial stewardship." RESULTS Forty-six trials evaluating the efficacy of PCT concentrations in diagnosing sepsis have been published, with 39 of these trials yielding positive results and 7 yielding negative results. Wanner et al. published the largest study (n=405) demonstrating that peak PCT concentrations occur early after injury in both patients with sepsis and those with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Among 17 trials assessing the prognostic value of PCT concentrations with regard to clinical outcome and morbidity, 12 trials yielded positive results and five showed negative or equivocal results. Reith et al. published the largest study of the prognostic use of PCT concentrations (n=246), demonstrating that median PCT values on post-operative days (POD) one, four, and 10 were predictive of mortality in patients with abdominal sepsis (p<0.01). Among 14 trials of the utility of PCT concentrations for establishing an infectious cause of sepsis, 13 yielded positive results and only one yielded negative results. The largest study of this use of PCT concentrations, conducted by Baykut et al. (n=400), evaluated these concentrations in post-operative patients with infection, and demonstrated that concentrations of PCT remained elevated until POD 4, with a second increase observed between POD 4 and POD 6. In uninfected patients, PCT concentrations began to decrease on POD 2. Only a single study has assessed the utility of PCT concentrations in guiding the escalation of antibiotic therapy, and its results were negative. Specifically, Jensen et al. (n=1,200) compared a PCT-guided antibiotic escalation strategy with the standard of care for sepsis and found no difference in outcomes. They also found that the PCT group had a longer average stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), greater rates of mechanical ventilation, and a decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Among four trials focusing on PCT concentrations and antibiotic de-escalation, all showed positive results with the measurement of PCT concentrations. The largest such study, by Bouadma et al. (n=621), demonstrated a four-day decrease in antibiotic duration when PCT concentrations were used to guide therapy relative to the study arm given the standard of care, with no increase in mortality (p=0.003). CONCLUSIONS The diagnostic value of serum PCT concentrations for discriminating among SIRS, sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock remains to be established. Although higher PCT concentrations suggest a systemic bacterial infection as opposed to a viral, fungal, or inflammatory etiology of sepsis, serum PCT concentrations do not correlate with the severity of sepsis or with mortality. At present, PCT concentrations are solely investigational with regard to determining the timing and appropriateness of escalation of antimicrobial therapy in sepsis. Nevertheless, serum PCT concentrations have established utility in monitoring the clinical response to medical and surgical therapy for sepsis, and in surveillance for the development of sepsis in burn and ICU patients, and may have a role in guiding the de-escalation of antibiotic therapy.
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- Prasanna Sridharan
- 1 Department of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center , Livingston, New Jersey
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Wacker C, Prkno A, Brunkhorst FM, Schlattmann P. Procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker for sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2013; 13:426-35. [PMID: 23375419 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(12)70323-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 708] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Procalcitonin is a promising marker for identification of bacterial infections. We assessed the accuracy and clinical value of procalcitonin for diagnosis of sepsis in critically ill patients. METHODS We searched Medline, Embase, ISI Web of Knowledge, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, BioMed Central, and Science Direct, from inception to Feb 21, 2012, and reference lists of identified primary studies. We included articles written in English, German, or French that investigated procalcitonin for differentiation of septic patients--those with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock--from those with a systemic inflammatory response syndrome of non-infectious origin. Studies of healthy people, patients without probable infection, and children younger than 28 days were excluded. Two independent investigators extracted patient and study characteristics; discrepancies were resolved by consensus. We calculated individual and pooled sensitivities and specificities. We used I(2) to test heterogeneity and investigated the source of heterogeneity by metaregression. FINDINGS Our search returned 3487 reports, of which 30 fulfilled the inclusion criteria, accounting for 3244 patients. Bivariate analysis yielded a mean sensitivity of 0 · 77 (95% CI 0 · 72-0 · 81) and specificity of 0 · 79 (95% CI 0 · 74-0 · 84). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0 · 85 (95% CI 0 · 81-0 · 88). The studies had substantial heterogeneity (I(2)=96%, 95% CI 94-99). None of the subgroups investigated--population, admission category, assay used, severity of disease, and description and masking of the reference standard--could account for the heterogeneity. INTERPRETATION Procalcitonin is a helpful biomarker for early diagnosis of sepsis in critically ill patients. Nevertheless, the results of the test must be interpreted carefully in the context of medical history, physical examination, and microbiological assessment. FUNDING Ministry of Education and Research, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, the Thuringian Foundation for Technology, Innovation and Research, and the German Sepsis Society.
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- Christina Wacker
- Department of Medical Statistics, Computer Sciences and Documentation, Centre for Sepsis Control and Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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[Procalcitonin-based algorithm. Management of antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients]. Anaesthesist 2011; 60:661-73. [PMID: 21660525 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-011-1884-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sepsis is one of the most cost-intensive conditions of critically ill patients in intensive care medicine. Furthermore, sepsis is known to be the leading cause of morbidity and of mortality in intensive care patients. Early initiation of antibiotic therapy can significantly reduce mortality. The development of resistance of bacterial species against antibiotics is a compelling issue to reconsider indications and administration of antibiotic treatment. Adequate indications and duration of therapy are particularly important for the use of highly potent substances in the intensive care setting. Until recently no laboratory marker has been available to distinguish bacterial infections from viral or non-infectious inflammatory responses. However, procalcitonin (PCT) appears to be the first among a large array of inflammatory markers that offers this possibility. Regular procalcitonin measurements can significantly shorten the length of antibiotic therapy, show positive influence on antibiotic costs and have no adverse affects on patient outcome.
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Hakim H, Gaur AH. Initial Management of Fever and Neutropenia in a Child With Cancer—The Past, the Present, and the Future. CLINICAL PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2011.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Is there any influence of immune deficit on procalcitonin results? Hum Immunol 2011; 72:1194-7. [PMID: 21925227 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2011.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2010] [Revised: 08/09/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The role of procalcitonin (PCT) in immunocompromised patients is still under investigation. This study evaluated the influence of immune deficiency on the value of PCT concentrations in the diagnosis of early stages of bacterial infections in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients compared with other inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein and white blood cell count. We analyzed major immunologic markers including CD4, CD8, and HIV-1 viral load. PCT concentrations in the early stages of bacterial infections correlated negatively with CD4 count in HIV-infected patients. However, a similar relation was not seen in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. We support the recommendation to change the cutoff value ranges of PCT in patients with immune deficiency. PCT concentrations can be influenced by various factors and hence should be carefully analyzed, especially in immunocompromised patients.
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Vaschetto R, Nicola S, Olivieri C, Boggio E, Piccolella F, Mesturini R, Damnotti F, Colombo D, Navalesi P, Della Corte F, Dianzani U, Chiocchetti A. Serum levels of osteopontin are increased in SIRS and sepsis. Intensive Care Med 2008; 34:2176-84. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1268-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2008] [Accepted: 08/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Antoniadou A, Giamarellou H. Fever of Unknown Origin in Febrile Leukopenia. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2007; 21:1055-90, x. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2007.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Procalcitonin measurement has been claimed as a helpful marker in bacterial infection and sepsis. It has obtained FDA approval and is now widely marketed in the United States and Europe. This review summarises the current assays available, the evidence for its use and possible future applications of the assay.
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- Hans-Gerhard Schneider
- Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Alfred Pathology Service, The Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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Piechota M, Banach M, Irzmanski R, Barylski M, Piechota-Urbanska M, Kowalski J, Pawlicki L. Plasma endothelin-1 levels in septic patients. J Intensive Care Med 2007; 22:232-9. [PMID: 17722367 DOI: 10.1177/0885066607301444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Dysfunction of the vascular endothelium (ET) causes an increase in serum ET-1 concentration, as observed in septic patients. It was assumed that in this patient population the ET-1 level correlates with the degree of sepsis severity, including the level of organ dysfunction and, in particular, the level of circulatory dysfunction. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between levels of ET-1 and levels of N-terminal brain natriuretic propeptide (NT-proBNP), procalcitonin (PCT), and C-reactive protein (CRP), as well as the Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score in septic patients. PCT and CRP were used to estimate the level of sepsis severity; the SOFA score was used to estimate multiorgan dysfunction; and NT-proBNP was used as a marker of cardiac dysfunction. Twenty patients with sepsis and severe sepsis were included in the study. Blood serum ET-1, NT-proBNP, PCT, and CRP concentrations were determined at specific time intervals, and the SOFA score was calculated. Mean ET-1, NT-proBNP, PCT, and CRP concentrations were 8.39 pg/ml +/- 6.39 pg/mL, 140.80 pg/mL +/- 84.65 pg/mL, 22.32 ng/mL +/- 97.41 ng/mL, and 128.51 mg/L +/- 79.05 mg/L, respectively. Correlation between ET-1 levels and levels of NT-proBNP, PCT, and CRP was .3879 (P < .001), .358 (P < .001), and .225 (P = .011), respectively. Mean SOFA score was 6.31 pts +/- 3.75 pts. Correlation between the ET-1 levels and SOFA score was .470 (P < .001). Six patients (30%) died during the observation period of 28 days. ET-1 levels correlate with levels of NT-proBNP, PCT, and CRP, as well as the SOFA score in septic patients.
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- Mariusz Piechota
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin as Markers of Infection, Inflammatory Response, and Sepsis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1097/cpm.0b013e3180555bbe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tang BMP, Eslick GD, Craig JC, McLean AS. Accuracy of procalcitonin for sepsis diagnosis in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2007; 7:210-7. [PMID: 17317602 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(07)70052-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 575] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Procalcitonin is widely reported as a useful biochemical marker to differentiate sepsis from other non-infectious causes of systemic inflammatory response syndrome. In this systematic review, we estimated the diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin in sepsis diagnosis in critically ill patients. 18 studies were included in the review. Overall, the diagnostic performance of procalcitonin was low, with mean values of both sensitivity and specificity being 71% (95% CI 67-76) and an area under the summary receiver operator characteristic curve of 0.78 (95% CI 0.73-0.83). Studies were grouped into phase 2 studies (n=14) and phase 3 studies (n=4) by use of Sackett and Haynes' classification. Phase 2 studies had a low pooled diagnostic odds ratio of 7.79 (95% CI 5.86-10.35). Phase 3 studies showed significant heterogeneity because of variability in sample size (meta-regression coefficient -0.592, p=0.017), with diagnostic performance upwardly biased in smaller studies, but moving towards a null effect in larger studies. Procalcitonin cannot reliably differentiate sepsis from other non-infectious causes of systemic inflammatory response syndrome in critically ill adult patients. The findings from this study do not lend support to the widespread use of the procalcitonin test in critical care settings.
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- Benjamin M P Tang
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
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Piechota M, Banach M, Irzmański R, Misztal M, Rysz J, Barylski M, Piechota-Urbańska M, Kowalski J, Pawlicki L. N-terminal brain natriuretic propeptide levels correlate with procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels in septic patients. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2006; 12:162-75. [PMID: 17149558 PMCID: PMC6275983 DOI: 10.2478/s11658-006-0062-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2006] [Revised: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to find the relationship between N-terminal brain natriuretic propeptide (NT-proBNP), procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) plasma concentrations in septic patients. This was a prospective study, performed at Medical University Hospital No. 5 in łódź. Twenty patients with sepsis and severe sepsis were included in the study. N-terminal brain natriuretic propeptide, procalcitonin and C-reactive protein concentrations, and survival were evaluated. In the whole studied group (128 measurements), the mean NT-proBNP, procalcitonin and C-reactive protein concentrations were, respectively: 140.80+/-84.65 pg/ml, 22.32+/-97.41 ng/ml, 128.51+/-79.05 mg/l. The correlations for the NT-proBNP level and procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels were 0.3273 (p<0.001) and 0.4134 (p<0.001), respectively. NT-proBNP levels correlate with PCT and CRP levels in septic patients. In the survivor subgroup, the mean NT-proBNP plasma concentrations were significantly lower than in the non-survivor subgroup.
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- Mariusz Piechota
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Bolesław Szarecki University Hospital No. 5 in Łódź, Medical University of Łódź, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital No. 3 in Łódź, Medical University of Łódź, ul. Sterlinga 1/3, 91-425 Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Internal Diseases and Cardiological Rehabilitation, Bolesłw Szarecki University Hospital No. 5 in łódź, Medical University of łódź, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Family Medicine, University Hospital No. 2 łódź, Medical University of łódź, Poland
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- Department of Internal Diseases and Cardiological Rehabilitation, Bolesłw Szarecki University Hospital No. 5 in łódź, Medical University of łódź, Poland
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- Department of Internal Diseases and Cardiological Rehabilitation, Bolesłw Szarecki University Hospital No. 5 in łódź, Medical University of łódź, Poland
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- Department of Internal Diseases and Cardiological Rehabilitation, Bolesłw Szarecki University Hospital No. 5 in łódź, Medical University of łódź, Poland
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Dorizzi RM, Polati E, Sette P, Ferrari A, Rizzotti P, Luzzani A. Procalcitonin in the diagnosis of inflammation in intensive care units. Clin Biochem 2006; 39:1138-43. [PMID: 17052702 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2006] [Revised: 08/24/2006] [Accepted: 08/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of different procalcitonin cutoff values to distinguish non-infected (negative+SIRS) from infected (sepsis+severe sepsis+septic shock) medical and surgical patients. DESIGN AND METHODS PCT plasma concentration was measured using an automated chemiluminescence analyzer in 1013 samples collected in 103 patients within 24 h of admission in ICU and daily during the ICU stay. We compared PCT levels in medical and surgical patients. We also compared PCT plasma levels in non-infected versus infected patients and in SIRS versus infected patients both in medical and in surgical groups. RESULTS Median values of PCT plasma concentrations were significantly higher in infected than in non-infected groups, both in medical (3.18 vs. 0.45 microg/L) (p<0.0001) and in surgical (10.45 vs. 3.89 microg/L; p<0.0001) patients. At the cutoff of 1 microg/L, the LR+ was 4.78, at the cutoff of 6 microg/L was 12.53, and at the cutoff of 10 microg/L was 18.4. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the need of different PCT cutoff values in medical and surgical critically ill patients, not only at the ICU admission but also in the entire ICU stay.
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- Romolo M Dorizzi
- Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche ed Ematologia, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona, Piazzale Stefani 1, 37126 Verona, Italy.
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Uzzan B, Cohen R, Nicolas P, Cucherat M, Perret GY. Procalcitonin as a diagnostic test for sepsis in critically ill adults and after surgery or trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care Med 2006; 34:1996-2003. [PMID: 16715031 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000226413.54364.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 500] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify the accuracy of serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic test for sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock in adults in intensive care units or after surgery or trauma, alone and compared with C-reactive protein. To draw and compare the summary receiver operating characteristics curves for procalcitonin and C-reactive protein from the literature. DATA SOURCE MEDLINE (keywords: procalcitonin, intensive care, sepsis, postoperative sepsis, trauma); screening of the literature. STUDY SELECTION Meta-analysis of all 49 published studies in medical, surgical, or polyvalent intensive care units or postoperative wards. Children, medical patients, and immunocompromised patients were excluded. DATA EXTRACTION Thirty-three studies fulfilled inclusion criteria (3,943 patients, 1,828 males, 922 females; mean age: 56.1 yrs; 1,825 patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock; 1,545 with only systemic inflammatory response syndrome); eight studies could not be analyzed statistically. Global mortality rate was 29.3%. DATA SYNTHESIS Global odds ratios for diagnosis of infection complicated by systemic inflammation were 15.7 for the 25 studies (2,966 patients) using procalcitonin (95% confidence interval, 9.1-27.1) and 5.4 for the 15 studies (1,322 patients) using C-reactive protein (95% confidence interval, 3.2-9.2). The summary receiver operating characteristics curve for procalcitonin was better than for C-reactive protein. In the 15 studies using both markers, the Q* value (intersection of summary receiver operating characteristics curve with the diagonal line where sensitivity equals specificity) was significantly higher for procalcitonin than for C-reactive protein (0.78 vs. 0.71, p = .02), the former test showing better accuracy. CONCLUSIONS Procalcitonin represents a good biological diagnostic marker for sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock, difficult diagnoses in critically ill patients. Procalcitonin is superior to C-reactive protein. Procalcitonin should be included in diagnostic guidelines for sepsis and in clinical practice in intensive care units.
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- Bernard Uzzan
- APHP Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Hormonologie, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France.
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Arkader R, Troster EJ, Lopes MR, Júnior RR, Carcillo JA, Leone C, Okay TS. Procalcitonin does discriminate between sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Arch Dis Child 2006; 91:117-20. [PMID: 16326799 PMCID: PMC2082702 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.077446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate whether procalcitonin (PCT) and C reactive protein (CRP) are able to discriminate between sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in critically ill children. METHODS Prospective, observational study in a paediatric intensive care unit. Kinetics of PCT and CRP were studied in patients undergoing open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) (SIRS model; group I1) and patients with confirmed bacterial sepsis (group II). RESULTS In group I, PCT median concentration was 0.24 ng/ml (reference value <2.0 ng/ml). There was an increment of PCT concentrations which peaked immediately after CPB (median 0.58 ng/ml), then decreased to 0.47 ng/ml at 24 h; 0.33 ng/ml at 48 h, and 0.22 ng/ml at 72 h. CRP median concentrations remained high on POD1 (36.6 mg/l) and POD2 (13.0 mg/l). In group II, PCT concentrations were high at admission (median 9.15 ng/ml) and subsequently decreased in 11/14 patients who progressed favourably (median 0.31 ng/ml). CRP levels were high in only 11/14 patients at admission. CRP remained high in 13/14 patients at 24 h; in 12/14 at 48 h; and in 10/14 patients at 72 h. Median values were 95.0, 50.9, 86.0, and 20.3 mg/l, respectively. The area under the ROC curve was 0.99 for PCT and 0.54 for CRP. Cut off concentrations to differentiate SIRS from sepsis were >2 ng/ml for PCT and >79 mg/l for CRP. CONCLUSION PCT is able to differentiate between SIRS and sepsis while CRP is not. Moreover, unlike CRP, PCT concentrations varied with the evolution of sepsis.
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- R Arkader
- Laboratory of Medical Investigation-LIM/36-Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Rivers EP, McIntyre L, Morro DC, Rivers KK. Early and innovative interventions for severe sepsis and septic shock: taking advantage of a window of opportunity. CMAJ 2005; 173:1054-65. [PMID: 16247103 PMCID: PMC1266331 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The pathogenic, diagnostic and therapeutic landscape of sepsis is no longer confined to the intensive care unit: many patients from other portals of entry to care, both outside and within the hospital, progress to severe disease. Approaches that have led to improved outcomes with other diseases (e.g., acute myocardial infarction, stroke and trauma) can now be similarly applied to sepsis. Improved understanding of the pathogenesis of severe sepsis and septic shock has led to the development of new therapies that place importance on early identification and aggressive management. This review emphasizes approaches to the early recognition, diagnosis and therapeutic management of sepsis, giving the clinician the most contemporary and practical approaches with which to treat these patients.
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- Emanuel P Rivers
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich, USA.
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Wyllie DH, Bowler ICJW, Peto TEA. Bacteraemia prediction in emergency medical admissions: role of C reactive protein. J Clin Pathol 2005; 58:352-6. [PMID: 15790696 PMCID: PMC1770625 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.022293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2004] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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AIM To define the contribution made by C reactive protein (CRP) measurement to bacteraemia prediction in adults with medical emergencies in the UK. METHODS This two year cohort study involved 6234 patients admitted as emergency cases to the acute medical or infectious diseases services of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, in whom blood cultures were taken on arrival. The main outcome measures were bacteraemia risk associated with admission CRP concentrations, lymphocyte counts, and neutrophil counts. RESULTS The quantitative associations between CRP concentration, admission lymphocyte count, and neutrophil count were defined. Risk of bacteraemia rose continuously as the CRP increased: no "cutoff" value was evident. Models examining combinations of CRP, neutrophil count, and lymphocyte count were developed and validated using a split sample technique. CRP contributed to a model including lymphocyte and neutrophil counts, but its effect was small. CRP alone performed no better than either a model combining lymphopenia and neutrophilia, or than lymphopenia alone. CONCLUSIONS In patients with acute medical emergencies who are suspected of bacteraemia clinically, CRP concentrations, although associated with bacteraemia, have a limited role in bacteraemia prediction.
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- D H Wyllie
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
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Sierra R, Rello J, Bailén MA, Benítez E, Gordillo A, León C, Pedraza S. C-reactive protein used as an early indicator of infection in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Intensive Care Med 2004; 30:2038-45. [PMID: 15378239 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-004-2434-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic value of a single determination of serum C-reactive protein as a marker of sepsis in critically ill patients. DESIGN Prospective, observational study. SETTING Intensive care unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS One hundred twenty-five adult patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) (55 patients without evidence of infection and 70 patients with the diagnosis of sepsis confirmed by documented infection). Twenty-five patients with non-complicated acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) and 50 healthy volunteers were used as controls. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Serum C-reactive protein concentration was measured within the first 24 h of SIRS onset. Healthy subjects, AMI and non-infectious SIRS patients showed lower C-reactive protein median values ([(0.21 [95% confidence intervals (95% CI), 0.21-0.4] mg/dl, 2.2 [95% CI, 2.1-4.9] mg/dl and 1.7 [95% CI, 2.4-5.5] mg/dl, respectively) than patients with sepsis (18.9 [95% CI, 17.1-21.8]), p<0.001. The presence of severe sepsis ( r(s)=0.27; p=0.03), SOFA score ( r(s)=0.25; p=0.03) and arterial lactate ( r(s)=0.24; p=0.04) correlated significantly with C-reactive protein concentrations in sepsis cases. The best threshold value for C-reactive protein for predicting sepsis was 8 mg/dl (sensitivity 94.3%, specificity 87.3%). The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve for C-reactive protein was 0.94 (95% CI, 0.89-0.98). CONCLUSIONS Determination of serum C-reactive protein can be used as an early indicator of infection in patients with SIRS.
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- Rafael Sierra
- Intensive Care Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, Spain.
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Jimeno A, García-Velasco A, del Val O, González-Billalabeitia E, Hernando S, Hernández R, Sánchez-Muñoz A, López-Martín A, Durán I, Robles L, Cortés-Funes H, Paz-Ares L. Assessment of procalcitonin as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in patients with solid tumors and febrile neutropenia. Cancer 2004; 100:2462-9. [PMID: 15160353 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cancer patients with fever and neutropenia currently are assessed on clinical grounds only. The current study prospectively evaluated the efficacy of baseline procalcitonin (PCT) in the detection of bacteremia and in the prediction of outcome in patients with solid tumors and febrile neutropenia. METHODS PCT levels were determined at baseline and every 48 hours in 104 patients undergoing chemotherapy who developed fever (axillary temperature > 38 degrees C on 2 occasions or > 38.3 degrees C in a single record) and neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count < 500 cells/microL). RESULTS The median baseline PCT values were significantly higher in patients who had microbiologically documented infections (1.24 ng/mL) compared with patients who had clinically documented infections (0.27 ng/mL) or fever of unknown origin (0.21 ng/mL; P < 0.01). Accordingly, a PCT cut-off value of 0.5 ng/mL was reached more frequently in patients who had microbiologically documented infections compared with patients who had clinically documented infections or fever of unknown origin (66.7% vs. 13.4%, respectively; P < 0.001). Furthermore, this threshold also was associated with an increased likelihood of treatment failure (70.0% vs. 14.9%; P < 0.001). All 4 septic patients and all 5 patients who ultimately died presented PCT values 5-fold to 10-fold greater than the median values. Clinical evaluation in combination with baseline PCT assessment appeared to improve clinical risk evaluation alone. CONCLUSIONS Baseline PCT levels were higher in patients who had febrile neutropenia with bacteremia compared with patients who had clinical infections or fever of unknown origin. PCT helped to identify patients who had microbiologic infections and patients who were at high risk of treatment failure, and PCT may constitute a complementary tool in the initial assessment of such patients.
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- Antonio Jimeno
- Division of Medical Oncology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Sepsis in the United States has an estimated annual healthcare cost of 16.7 billion dollars and leads to 120,000 deaths. Insufficient development in both medical diagnosis and treatment of sepsis has led to continued growth in reported cases of sepsis over the past two decades with little improvement in mortality statistics. Efforts over the last decade to improve diagnosis have unsuccessfully sought to identify a "magic bullet" proteic biomarker that provides high sensitivity and specificity for infectious inflammation. More recently, genetic methods have made tracking regulation of the genes responsible for these biomarkers possible, giving current research new direction in the search to understand how host immune response combats infection. Despite the breadth of research, inadequate treatment as a result of delayed diagnosis continues to affect approximately one fourth of septic patients. In this report we review past and present diagnostic methods for sepsis and their respective limitations, and discuss the requirements for more timely diagnosis as the next step in curtailing sepsis-related mortality. We also present a proposal toward revision of the current diagnostic paradigm to include real-time immune monitoring.
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- Shawn D Carrigan
- McGill University, Biomedical Engineering Department, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Rivers EP, Nguyen HB, Amponsah D. Sepsis: a landscape from the emergency department to the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med 2003; 31:968-9. [PMID: 12627013 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000057402.00102.ad] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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