Prognostic value of pro-adrenomedullin and NT-proBNP in patients referred from the emergency department with influenza syndrome.

Objectives: To assess the prognostic value of procalcitonin (PTC), C-reactive protein (CRP), N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) in patients with influenza syndrome.

Material And Methods: Prospective study in patients admitted from the emergency department with influenza syndrome. Biomarker concentrations were measured in the first 24 h after admission and a test for influenza.

[Nomogram to predict a poor outcome in emergency patients with sepsis and at low risk of organ damage according to Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)].

Objectives: To develop a nomograph to predict a poor outcome (death during hospitalization or a hospital stay longer than 15 days) in emergency patients with sepsis and at low risk of organ damage according to Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA).

Material And Methods: Prospective, observational study carried out in a single universitary hospital. All patients admitted from the emergency department with sepsis and SOFA scores of 6 or lower were enrolled.

The N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide is the best predictor of mortality during hospitalization in patients with low risk of sepsis-related organ failure.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) in predicting mortality in septic patients during hospitalization with mortality risk<10% evaluated by Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA).

Material And Methods: Prospective, observational study performed in sepsis patients with SOFA risk<10%. We obtained levels of biomarkers in the first 72h after admission in hospital.