Publications by authors named "Yarden Perach Ovadia"
Article Synopsis
- Pyroglutamic acid (PGA) levels rise during oxidative stress and may indicate poor outcomes in patients with infections or sepsis.
- A study tracked patients with acute infections, measuring urine PGA and analyzing its link to mortality and organ failure over 30 days.
- Although higher PGA levels initially seemed linked to increased mortality, further analysis indicated that PGA did not predict worse outcomes when considering other factors like heart rate, suggesting a need for larger studies to clarify PGA's role.
