The diagnostic ability of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 to differentiate infectious from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and to predict mortality
Purpose The purpose of the study was to quantify the ability of procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) to differentiate noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and sepsis and to predict hospital mortality. Materials We recruited consecutively adult patients with SIRS ad...
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| author | Mat Nor, Mohd Basri Md Ralib, Azrina Abdullah, Nor Zamzila Pickering, John W. |
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The purpose of the study was to quantify the ability of procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) to differentiate noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and sepsis and to predict hospital mortality.
Materials
We recruited consecutively adult patients with SIRS admitted to an intensive care unit. They were divided into sepsis and noninfectious SIRS based on clinical assessment with or without positive cultures. Concentrations of PCT and IL-6 were measured daily over the first 3 days.
Results
A total of 239 patients were recruited, 164 (68.6%) had sepsis, and 68 (28.5%) died in hospital. The PCT levels were higher in sepsis compared with noninfectious SIRS throughout the 3-day period (P < .0001). On admission, PCT concentration was diagnostic of sepsis (area under the curve of 0.63 [0.55-0.71]), and IL-6 was predictive of mortality, (area under the curve of 0.70 [0.62-0.78]). Peak IL-6 concentration improved the risk assessment of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score for prediction of mortality among those who went on to die by an average of 5% and who did not die by 2%
Conclusions
Procalcitonin measured on intensive care unit admission was diagnostic of sepsis, and IL-6 was predictive of mortality. Addition of IL-6 concentration to SOFA score improved risk assessment for prediction of mortality. Future studies should include clinical indices, for example, SOFA score, for prognostic evaluation of biomarkers. |
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| spelling | iium-525012017-04-06T08:09:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52501/ The diagnostic ability of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 to differentiate infectious from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and to predict mortality Mat Nor, Mohd Basri Md Ralib, Azrina Abdullah, Nor Zamzila Pickering, John W. R Medicine (General) Purpose The purpose of the study was to quantify the ability of procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) to differentiate noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and sepsis and to predict hospital mortality. Materials We recruited consecutively adult patients with SIRS admitted to an intensive care unit. They were divided into sepsis and noninfectious SIRS based on clinical assessment with or without positive cultures. Concentrations of PCT and IL-6 were measured daily over the first 3 days. Results A total of 239 patients were recruited, 164 (68.6%) had sepsis, and 68 (28.5%) died in hospital. The PCT levels were higher in sepsis compared with noninfectious SIRS throughout the 3-day period (P < .0001). On admission, PCT concentration was diagnostic of sepsis (area under the curve of 0.63 [0.55-0.71]), and IL-6 was predictive of mortality, (area under the curve of 0.70 [0.62-0.78]). Peak IL-6 concentration improved the risk assessment of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score for prediction of mortality among those who went on to die by an average of 5% and who did not die by 2% Conclusions Procalcitonin measured on intensive care unit admission was diagnostic of sepsis, and IL-6 was predictive of mortality. Addition of IL-6 concentration to SOFA score improved risk assessment for prediction of mortality. Future studies should include clinical indices, for example, SOFA score, for prognostic evaluation of biomarkers. W B Saunders CO-Elsevier INC, 2016-06-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52501/1/52501_The%20diagnostic%20ability.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52501/2/52501_The%20diagnostic%20ability_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52501/3/52501_The%20diagnostic%20ability_WOS.pdf Mat Nor, Mohd Basri and Md Ralib, Azrina and Abdullah, Nor Zamzila and Pickering, John W. (2016) The diagnostic ability of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 to differentiate infectious from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and to predict mortality. Journal of Critical Care, 33. pp. 245-251. ISSN 0883-9441 E-ISSN 1557-8615 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883944116000034 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.01.002 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) Mat Nor, Mohd Basri Md Ralib, Azrina Abdullah, Nor Zamzila Pickering, John W. The diagnostic ability of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 to differentiate infectious from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and to predict mortality |
| title | The diagnostic ability of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 to differentiate infectious from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and to predict mortality |
| title_full | The diagnostic ability of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 to differentiate infectious from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and to predict mortality |
| title_fullStr | The diagnostic ability of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 to differentiate infectious from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and to predict mortality |
| title_full_unstemmed | The diagnostic ability of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 to differentiate infectious from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and to predict mortality |
| title_short | The diagnostic ability of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 to differentiate infectious from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and to predict mortality |
| title_sort | diagnostic ability of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 to differentiate infectious from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome and to predict mortality |
| topic | R Medicine (General) |
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