Predicting outcome in patients with sepsis: new biomarkers for old expectations

Early prediction of the outcome of patients with sepsis could be helpful in guiding therapies but remains challenging. Presepsin, a new sepsis biomarker whose elevation as early as day 1 is well correlated with 28-day mortality, could be considered to this end.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Critical care (London, England) England), 2014-02, Vol.18 (1), p.108-108, Article 108
Hauptverfasser:	Charles, Pierre-Emmanuel, Gibot, Sébastien
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Calcitonin - blood Female Humans Lipopolysaccharide Receptors - blood Male Peptide Fragments - blood Protein Precursors - blood Sepsis - blood Sepsis - diagnosis Serum Albumin - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:	Early prediction of the outcome of patients with sepsis could be helpful in guiding therapies but remains challenging. Presepsin, a new sepsis biomarker whose elevation as early as day 1 is well correlated with 28-day mortality, could be considered to this end.
ISSN:	1364-8535 1466-609X 1364-8535
DOI:	10.1186/cc13723