A machine learning strategy to mitigate the inappropriateness of procalcitonin request in clinical practice

Agnello, Luisa; Vidali, Matteo; Ciaccio, Anna Maria; Lo Sasso, Bruna; Iacona, Alessandro; Biundo, Giuseppe; Scazzone, Concetta; Gambino, Caterina Maria; Ciaccio, Marcello

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26556

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“…Recent literature debunked the myth that PCT is a reliable biomarker of sepsis (34)(35)(36). Although thousands of articles have been published on PCT and sepsis, an agreed decisional cut-off has yet to be established.…”

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Clinical usefulness of presepsin and monocyte distribution width (MDW) kinetic for predicting mortality in critically ill patients in intensive care unit

Agnello,

Ciaccio,

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et al. 2024

Front. Med.

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BackgroundIn this study, we explored the accuracy of two new sepsis biomarkers, monocyte distribution width (MDW) and presepsin (PSP), compared to traditional ones, C-reactive protein (CRP) and Procalcitonin (PCT), to identify sepsis and predict intra-hospital mortality by analyzing their kinetic at different time points during hospitalization stay.MethodsWe enrolled 104 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of University Hospital “Paolo Giaccone”, Palermo. Among these, 30 (29%) had a clinical diagnosis of sepsis. MDW, PCT, CRP, and PSP were evaluated at admission (T0), after 24 h (T24), 48 h (T48), 72 h (T72), at day 5 (T5), and at discharge (TD).ResultsPatients with sepsis displayed higher levels of PCT and PSP than patients without sepsis at each timepoint; differently, CRP displayed statistically significant differences only at T0, while MDW only at T0 and T24. Patients with increasing levels of PSP displayed lower median survival time than patients with decreasing levels; differences reached statistical significance only at 48 h (20 vs. 29 days, log rank test, p = 0.046). Interestingly, PSP was an independent predictor of ICU mortality at 48 and 72 h after hospital admission. Also, the kinetic of PSP had prognostic value, with increased values at 48 h after admission being associated with reduced survival.ConclusionOur findings support the role of PSP and its kinetic as a predictor of ICU mortality.

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