Yongzhen Zhao1, Chunsheng Li, Yumei Jia. 1. Department of Emergency, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine an effective method for predicting severity of sepsis and 28-day mortality of emergency department (ED) patients, we compared the Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) score with procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and C-reactive protein (CRP) and evaluated the MEDS score combined with relevant biomarkers. METHODS: A total of 501 adult ED patients with sepsis were selected for this prospective clinical study. The optimal combination was assessed by logistic regression. All cases were divided into the sepsis group (319 cases) and the severe sepsis and septic shock group (182 cases) according to the severity of sepsis, as well as the survivor group (367 cases) and nonsurvivor group (134 cases) according to the 28-day outcomes. RESULTS: The area under the curve of the MEDS score, PCT, IL-6, and CRP was 0.793, 0.712, 0.695, and 0.681 for severity of sepsis and 0.776, 0.681, 0.692, and 0.661 for 28-day mortality, respectively. Only PCT was an independent predictor when combined with the MEDS score. The new combination of the MEDS score with PCT improved the area under the curve for severity (0.852) and mortality (0.813). This new combination for evaluation of severity had better sensitivity (63.2%), specificity (92.2%), and positive predictive (82.1%) and negative predictive (81.4%) values. CONCLUSIONS: The predictive ability of the MEDS score for severity and 28-day mortality of septic ED patients is better than PCT, IL-6, and CRP levels. The MEDS score combined with PCT enhances the ability of risk stratification and prognostic evaluation.
OBJECTIVE: To determine an effective method for predicting severity of sepsis and 28-day mortality of emergency department (ED) patients, we compared the Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) score with procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and C-reactive protein (CRP) and evaluated the MEDS score combined with relevant biomarkers. METHODS: A total of 501 adult ED patients with sepsis were selected for this prospective clinical study. The optimal combination was assessed by logistic regression. All cases were divided into the sepsis group (319 cases) and the severe sepsis and septic shock group (182 cases) according to the severity of sepsis, as well as the survivor group (367 cases) and nonsurvivor group (134 cases) according to the 28-day outcomes. RESULTS: The area under the curve of the MEDS score, PCT, IL-6, and CRP was 0.793, 0.712, 0.695, and 0.681 for severity of sepsis and 0.776, 0.681, 0.692, and 0.661 for 28-day mortality, respectively. Only PCT was an independent predictor when combined with the MEDS score. The new combination of the MEDS score with PCT improved the area under the curve for severity (0.852) and mortality (0.813). This new combination for evaluation of severity had better sensitivity (63.2%), specificity (92.2%), and positive predictive (82.1%) and negative predictive (81.4%) values. CONCLUSIONS: The predictive ability of the MEDS score for severity and 28-day mortality of septic EDpatients is better than PCT, IL-6, and CRP levels. The MEDS score combined with PCT enhances the ability of risk stratification and prognostic evaluation.
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