Resumen
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 original | Inglés |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 1065-1072 |
Número de páginas | 8 |
Publicación | Biomarkers in Medicine |
Volumen | 8 |
N.º | 9 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 1 oct 2014 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |