RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Combined quantification of procalcitonin and HLA-DR improves sepsis detection in surgical patients A1 Almansa Mora, Raquel A1 Martín, Silvia A1 Martín Fernández, Marta A1 Heredia Rodríguez, María A1 Gómez Sánchez, Esther A1 Aragón, Marta A1 Andrés Iglesias, Cristina A1 Calvo, Dolores A1 Rico Feijoo, Jesús A1 Esteban Velasco, María Carmen A1 Vaquero Roncero, Luis Mario A1 Ortega, Alicia A1 Gómez Pesquera, Estefanía A1 Lorenzo López, Mario A1 López de Cenarruzabeitia, Íñigo A1 Benavides, Diana A1 López Sánchez, Jaime A1 Doncel, Cristina A1 González Sánchez, Carmen A1 Zarca, Esther A1 Ríos Llorente, Alberto A1 Díaz, Agustín A1 Sánchez Barrado, Elisa A1 Beltrán de Heredia Rentería, Juan A1 Calvo Vecino, José María A1 Muñoz Bellvís, Luis A1 Gómez Herreras, José Ignacio A1 Aldecoa Álvarez Santullano, César Enrique A1 Tamayo Gómez, Eduardo A1 Bermejo Martín, Jesús Francisco K1 Procalcitonin K1 Procalcitonina K1 HLA-DR K1 Sepsis K1 3213 Cirugía AB Early recognition of sepsis is a key factor to improve survival to this disease in surgical patients, since itallows prompt control of the infectious source. Combining pro-infammatory and immunosupressionbiomarkers could represent a good strategy to improve sepsis detection. Here we evaluated thecombination of procalcitonin (PCT) with gene expression levels of HLA-DRA to detect sepsis in acohort of 154 surgical patients (101 with sepsis and 53 with no infection). HLA-DRA expression wasquantifed using droplet digital PCR, a next-generation PCR technology. Area under the receiveroperating curve analysis (AUROC) showed that the PCT/HLA-DRA ratio outperformed PCT to detectsepsis (AUROC [CI95%], p): PCT: 0.80 [0.73–0.88], <0.001; PCT/HLA-DRA: 0.85 [0.78–0.91], <0.001. Inthe multivariate analysis, the ratio showed a superior ability to predict sepsis compared to that of PCT(OR [CI 95%], p): PCT/HLA-DRA: 7.66 [1.82–32.29], 0.006; PCT: 4.21 [1.15–15.43] 0.030. Multivariateanalysis was confrmed using a new surgical cohort with 74 sepsis patients and 21 controls: PCT/HLADRA:34.86 [1.22–995.08], 0.038; PCT: 5.52 [0.40–75.78], 0.201. In conclusion, the combination of PCTwith HLA-DRA is a promising strategy for improving sepsis detection in surgical patients. PB Springer Nature SN 2045-2322 YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/45485 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/45485 LA eng NO Scientific Reports, 2018, vol. 8. 9 p. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 27-abr-2024