Use of Biomarkers to Improve 28-Day Mortality Stratification in Patients with Sepsis and SOFA ≤ 6

Jaume Baldira Martínez de Irujo, Juan Carlos Ruiz-Rodriguez, Adolfo Ruiz-Sanmartin, Luis Chiscano-Camón, Alejandro Cortes, Diego Ángeles Sistac, Roser Ferrer Costa, Inma Comas, Yolanda Villena-Ortiz, María Nieves Larrosa, Juan José González, Ricard Ferrer

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Abstract

Early diagnosis and appropriate treatments are crucial to reducing mortality risk in septic patients. Low SOFA scores and current biomarkers may not adequately discern patients that could develop severe organ dysfunction or have an elevated mortality risk. The aim of this prospective observational study was to evaluate the predictive value of the biomarkers mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM), procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and lactate for 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis, and patients with a SOFA score ≤6. 284 were included, with a 28-day all-cause mortality of 8.45% (n = 24). Non-survivors were older (p = 0.003), required mechanical ventilation (p = 0.04), were ventilated for longer (p = 0.02), and had higher APACHE II (p = 0.015) and SOFA (p = 0.027) scores. Lactate showed the highest predictive ability for all-cause 28-day mortality, with an area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.67 (0.55-0.79). The AUROC for all-cause 28-day mortality in patients with community-acquired infection was 0.69 (0.57-0.84) for SOFA and 0.70 (0.58-0.82) for MR-proADM. A 2.1 nmol/L cut-off point for this biomarker in this subgroup of patients discerned, with 100% sensibility, survivors from non-survivors at 28 days. In patients with community-acquired sepsis and initial SOFA score ≤ 6, MR-proADM could help identify patients at risk of 28-day mortality.
Original languageEnglish
JournalBiomedicines
Volume11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Lactate
  • MR-proADM
  • Molecular diagnosis
  • Mortality
  • Sepsis biomarkers
  • SOFA score

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