“St Spiridon” Hospital, “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
Bd. Independentei No 1, Iasi
Romania
Research Article
Presepsin: Early Biomarker in Diagnosis of Sepsis in Emergency Department
Author(s): Ovidiu Popa, Diana Cimpoieșu and Carmen DorobățOvidiu Popa, Diana Cimpoieșu and Carmen Dorobăț
Objective: Sepsis is a common syndrome with devastating implications for health care systems worldwide. Biomarkers may play an important role in highlighting the presence, absence or severity of sepsis.
Materials and methods: This study is an retrospective study, performed on patients with suspected sepsis (81 patients) from a total of 10,483 patients who where presented themselves in the Emergency Department-"Sf. Spiridon" Hospital-Iasi between 01.09.2014-30.10.2014. The study aims was to establish the following aspects: determining the validity of presepsin as a biological diagnostic and prognostic marker of sepsis and mortality at 30 days after presentation moments in the Emergency Department.
Results: The mean age of patients was 64.52 years. Determination of presepsin sensitivity in early diagnosis of sepsis was c.. Read More»
DOI:
10.7438/1584-9341-13-3-1
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