Sustained Elevation of Resistin, NGAL and IL-8 Are Associated with Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock in the Emergency Department

Macdonald, Stephen; F. Stone, Shelley; Neil, C.; E. van Eeden, Pauline; M Fatovich, Daniel; Arendts, Glenn; G.A. Brown, Simon

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110678

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Sustained Elevation of Resistin, NGAL and IL-8 Are Associated with Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock in the Emergency Department

Published in PLoS ONE • Oct 24, 2014

Authors:

Stephen Macdonald

Shelley F. Stone

C. Neil

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify biomarkers which distinguish severe sepsis/septic shock from uncomplicated sepsis in the Emergency Department (ED). METHODS: Patients with sepsis underwent serial blood sampling, including arrival in the ED and up to three subsequent time points over the first 24 hours. Messen...

Subject

Sepsis

Septic shock

Medicine

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