Discriminative value of inflammatory biomarkers for suspected sepsis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-106

  Tsalik, Ephraim L ^a,b   Jaggers, L Brett ^a,b   Glickman, Seth W ^c   Langley, Raymond J ^d   Van Velkinburgh, Jennifer C ^d   Park, Lawrence P ^a   Fowler, Vance G ^a   Cairns, Charles B ^c   Kingsmore, Stephen F ^d   Woods, Christopher W ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENOME RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; emergency medicine; interleukin 6; procalcitonin; sepsis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INTERLEUKIN-6; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; ROC CURVE; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 84863992234     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.05.072     Document Type: Article

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