RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Circulating neutrophil counts and mortality in septic shock A1 Bermejo Martín, Jesús Francisco A1 Tamayo Gómez, Eduardo A1 Ruiz López del Prado, Gema A1 Andaluz Ojeda, David A1 Herrán Monge, Rubén A1 Muriel Bombín, Arturo A1 Muñoz Moreno, María Fe A1 Heredia Rodríguez, María A1 Citores, Rafael A1 Gómez Herreras, José Ignacio A1 Blanco Varela, Jesús K1 Septic shock K1 Choque séptico K1 Validation cohort K1 Cohorte de validación K1 Endothelial damage K1 Daño endotelial AB Polynuclear neutrophils can play dual roles in sepsis:on the one hand they mediate major antimicrobialactivities and on the other hand they can contributeto the development of multiple organ failure [1].Nonetheless, in spite of the importance of these cellsin sepsis, the influence of the circulating neutrophilcount (CNC) on the prognosis of septic patients withthis pathology has not been properly evaluated.We analyzed the association between CNC and outcomein two cohorts of patients with diagnostic criteriaof septic shock (SS) [2]: the first was recruited in thecontext of a single center study (EXPRESS study, discoverycohort, n = 195; Table 1), and the second in the contextof a multi-centric study (GRECIA study, validationcohort, n = 194; Table 2). Written informed consent wasobtained from each patient or their legal representative.The two studies were approved by the Research EthicsCommittee of the Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid,Spain (for the EXPRESS study) and Hospital UniversitarioRío Hortega, Valladolid, Spain (coordinatingcenter for the GRECIA study). PB Springer Nature SN 1364-8535 YR 2014 FD 2014 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/45588 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/45588 LA eng NO Critical Care, 2014, vol. 18. 4 p. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 24-nov-2024