Adrenomedullin is a useful biomarker for the prognosis of critically ill septic children

Iolanda Jordan, Patricia Corniero, Mònica Balaguer, Jessica Ortiz, David Vila, Jesús Velasco, Francisco J. Cambra, Elisabeth Esteban

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Aim: To measure midregional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-pro-ADM) in critically ill septic patients to determine its prognostic usefulness as compared with other used biomarkers in pediatric intensive care units, C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT). Materials & methods: Prospective observational study conducted on 95 patients. Results: Mean levels of MR-pro-ADM were significantly higher when patients needed mechanical ventilation (3.2 ± 4.3 vs 1.6 ± 2.4) and inotropes (4.4 ± 5.2 vs 1.3 ± 1.2). Receiver operating characteristic curves of mortality were higher for MR-pro-ADM (cut-off value of 2.2). This marker showed higher positive predictive prognostic value than PCT and CRP (31 vs 21.6% and 15.8%, respectively). Conclusion: MR-pro-ADM levels are good indicators of disease severity and show better reliability than PCT and CRP for predicting in-hospital mortality.

Idioma originalAnglès
Pàgines (de-a)1065-1072
Nombre de pàgines8
RevistaBiomarkers in Medicine
Volum8
Número9
DOIs
Estat de la publicacióPublicada - 1 d’oct. 2014
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