Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2024.05.004
Luis García de Guadiana-Romualdo , Lourdes Albert Botella , Carlos Rodríguez Rojas , Angela Puche Candel , Roberto Jimenez Sánchez , Pablo Conesa Zamora , María Dolores Albaladejo-Otón , José Manuel Allegue-Gallego
Objective
1) To evaluate the ability of baseline and on 24 h serum calprotectin, in comparison to canonical biomarkers (lactate and procalcitonin), for prognosis of 28-day mortality in critically ill septic patients; and 2) To develop a predictive model combining the three biomarkers.
Design
A single-center, retrospective study.
Setting
Intensive Care Unit of a university hospital.
Patients or participants
One hundred and seventy three septic pacientes were included.
Interventions
Measurement of baseline lactate, procalcitonin and calprotectin level and procalcitonin and calprotectin levels on 24 h.
Main variables of interest
Demographics and comorbidities, SOFA score on ICU admission, baseline lactate, procalcitonin and calprotectin on admission and on 24 h and 28-day mortality.
Results
1) On ICU admission, lactate was the only biomarker achieving a significant accuracy (AUC: 0.698); 2) On 24 h, no differences were found on procalcitonin and calprotectin levels. Procalcitonin and calprotectin clearances were significantly lower in non-survivors and both achieved a moderate performance (AUCs: 0.668 and 0.664, respectively); 3) A biomarker based-model achieved a significant accuracy (AUC: 0.766), trending to increase (AUC: 0.829) to SOFA score alone; y 4) Baseline lactate levels and procalcitonin and calprotectin clearance were independent predictors for the outcome.
Conclusions
1) Baseline and on 24 h calprotectina and procalcitonin levels lacked ability in predicting 28-day mortality; 2) Accuracy of clearance of both biomarkers was moderate; and 3) Combination of SOFA score and the predictive biomarker based-model showed a high prognostic accuracy.
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2024.06.016
Antonio Dueñas-Ruiz , Luis M. Tamayo Lomas , Miguel A. Castro Villamor , Francisco Martín-Rodríguez
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2024.03.010
José Ginestal, Elena Álvaro, Zaira Molina
{"title":"Endoftalmitis endógena en un caso de meningitis meningocócica","authors":"José Ginestal, Elena Álvaro, Zaira Molina","doi":"10.1016/j.medin.2024.03.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medin.2024.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49268,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Intensiva","volume":"48 11","pages":"Page e20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142592537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2024.01.012
{"title":"Perforación esofágica secundaria a una acalasia","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.medin.2024.01.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medin.2024.01.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49268,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Intensiva","volume":"48 11","pages":"Page 674"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140469450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2024.05.014
Federico C. Carini , Laveena Munshi , Igor Novitzky-Basso , Graham Dozois , Camila Heredia , Sotirios Damouras , Bruno L. Ferreyro , Sangeeta Mehta
Objective
Our objectives were to describe the use of thromboprophylaxis and the incidence of VTE/bleeding in critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies (HM).
Design
Retrospective cohort study (2014–2022).
Setting
Medic-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a tertiary care academic center.
Patients
Adult patients admitted to ICU with a concomitant diagnosis of a hematological malignancy.
Interventions
None.
Main variables of interest
We analyzed demographic data, use of thromboprophylaxis and secondary outcomes that included incidence of VTE (venous thromboembolism), bleeding, mortality, severity scores and organ support. We applied a multivariable logistic regression model to examine the risk of thrombosis in the ICU.
Results
We included 862 ICU admissions (813 unique patients). Thromboprophylaxis was given during 65% of admissions (LMWH 14%, UFH 8%, and SCDs 43%); in 21% it was contraindicated due to thrombocytopenia; 14% of cases lacked documentation on prophylaxis. There were 38 unique incident cases of VTE (27 DVT, 11 PE), constituting 4.4% of ICU episodes. Most of VTE cases happened in patients with various degrees of thrombocytopenia. In the multivariable analysis, SOFA score on the first ICU day was independently associated (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.76−0.96) with the risk of VTE. Bleeding occurred in 7.2% (minor) and 14.4% (major) of episodes; most frequent sites being CNS, abdomen/GI and pulmonary.
Conclusions
In this cohort of critically ill patients with HM, there was considerable variability in the utilization of DVT prophylaxis, with predominant use of SCDs. The incidence of VTE was 4.4% and major bleeding 14%.
Clinical Trial Registration
NCT05396157. Venous Thromboembolism in Hematologic Malignancy and Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients: a Retrospective Study (https://clinicaltrials.gov/).
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The aim was to investigate how different hepatic injury (HI) definitions used in the same study population change incidence and mortality rates and which would best diagnose secondary HI.
Four hundred seventy-eight adult patients were included in the study.
Interventions
None.
Main variables of interest
Three definitions of HI were compared. Taking the SOFA hepatic criteria (SOFA: Total bilirubin (TBL) > 1.2 mg/dl) as the gold standard, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy of the modified 2017 definition by the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the 2019 European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) were calculated.
Results
Incidence rates ranged from 10% to 45% according to the definition (p < 0.005), while mortality rates ranged from 38% to 57%. When the SOFA1.2 (TBL > 1.2 definition was taken as the gold standard, the diagnostic value of the ACG definition was high, and HI was found to be an independent risk factor that increased mortality four times.
Conclusions
According to this study’s results, the incidence and mortality rates of secondary HI vary greatly depending on the definition used. A definition that includes minimal increases in ALT, AST, and TBL predicts mortality with reasonable incidence rates.
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2024.06.011
Juan José Diaztagle Fernández , Juan Pablo Castañeda-González , José Ignacio Trujillo Zambrano , Francy Esmith Duarte Martínez , Miguel Ángel Saavedra Ortiz
Objective
To identify published research on the Shock Index (SI) in patients with septic shock or severe sepsis and to describe its main findings and conclusions.
Design
Systematic review of the literature following the recommendations of the PRISMA protocol (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses).
Settings
The following databases were consulted: Pubmed, Embase, Library Cochrane and Lilacs.
Patients
Patients older than 14 years with septic shock. Pregnant women and population with COVID-19 were excluded.
Interventions
Studies reporting measurement of the shock index or its modified variants.
Main variables of interest
Absolute frequencies and relative frequencies were assessed with measures of central tendency and dispersion. Effect estimators (OR, RR and HR) were extracted according to the context of each study.
Results
Seventeen articles were included, of which 11 investigated the SI as a predictor of mortality. Seven of them found significant differences in the SI when comparing survivors to non-survivors and observed a relationship between the SI evolution and clinical outcomes. Additional research evidenced a relation between the Modified Shock Index and myocardial depression, as well as mortality. Furthermore, they identified a relationship between the Diastolic Shock Index, the dose of administered dobutamine, and mortality.
Conclusions
The results suggest that both the SI and its modified versions, particularly in serial assessments, can be considered for evaluating patient prognosis. The SI can also aid in determining fluid management for patients.
目的 确定已发表的有关脓毒性休克或严重脓毒症患者休克指数(SI)的研究,并描述其主要发现和结论。设计 按照 PRISMA 协议(系统综述和 Meta 分析首选报告项目)的建议对文献进行系统综述:患者14岁以上的脓毒性休克患者。干预措施报告休克指数或其修正变体测量结果的研究。主要关注变量用中心倾向和离散度评估绝对频率和相对频率。结果共纳入 17 篇文章,其中 11 篇研究了作为死亡率预测指标的休克指数。其中 7 篇文章发现,幸存者与非幸存者的 SI 存在明显差异,并观察到 SI 变化与临床结果之间的关系。其他研究证明了修正冲击指数与心肌抑制和死亡率之间的关系。此外,他们还确定了舒张性休克指数、多巴酚丁胺给药剂量与死亡率之间的关系。SI 还有助于确定患者的输液管理。
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