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Título
Procalcitonin and white blood cells, combined predictors of infection in cardiac surgery patients
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Año del Documento
2017
Editorial
Elsevier
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Producción Científica
Documento Fuente
Journal of Surgical Research, 2017, vol. 212. p.187-194
Abstract
Background: Sepsis is strongly associated with an increased risk of postoperative mortality, longer length of hospital stay, and elevated health care costs. Early clinical symptoms overlap with those of systemic inflammatory response syndrome, a response that commonly occurs after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Since a combination of biomarkers has been demonstrated to improve the prediction of postoperative infection, the objective of the present study was to test whether the combination of C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cells (WBC), and procalcitonin (PCT) is able to predict postoperative infection in a large cohort of cardiac surgery patients. Material and methods: Case-control study involving 423 patients who underwent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Patients were retrospectively classified into two groups based on whether they developed severe sepsis or septic shock during the postoperative period. Blood samples for biological measurements (PCT, CRP, and WBC) were drawn on the first day in the intensive care unit, then once daily in the morning until the 10th postoperative day. Results: CRP median values were similar in both groups. WBC and PCT median values were significantly higher in patients with infection than without during the first 10 postoperative days. With elevation cutoffs ≤3 times (OR: 4.058; 95% CI: 2.206-7.463; P = 0.001) and ≥4 times (OR: 10.274, 95% CI: 3.690-28.604; P < 0.001), the median value for PCT (1.7 ng/mL) and/or WBC (13,000 cells/mm3) on the second postoperative day was significantly associated with the development of infection. Conclusions: The goal of this study was to use a large cohort of cardiac surgery patients to ensure that the results were representative of this population. The combination of PCT and WBC levels over the first three postoperative days was able to predict postoperative infection within the 30 d following cardiac surgery.
Materias (normalizadas)
Procalcitonin
Procalcitonina
leukocytes
Leucocitos
Biomarkers
Biomarcadores
Infection
Infección
ISSN
0022-4804
Revisión por pares
SI
Patrocinador
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (grant PI15/01451)
Junta de Castilla y León (grant GRS1270/A/16)
Junta de Castilla y León (grant GRS1270/A/16)
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© 2017 Elsevier
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eng
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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openAccess
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