The Utility of Inflammatory and Endothelial Markers to Identify Infection in Emergency Department Patients

• Published in: Shock (Augusta, Ga.) Vol. 44; no. 3; p. 215
• Main Authors: Day, Danielle E, Oedorf, Kimie, Kogan, Slava, Novack, Victor, Sanchez, Leon D, Wolfe, Richard E, Shapiro, Nathan I, Henning, Daniel J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers - blood; Emergency Service, Hospital; Endothelial Cells - metabolism; Female; Humans; Inflammation Mediators - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Sepsis - diagnosis; Vital Signs

Identifying infection in emergency department (ED) patients can be challenging. This study assesses the value that inflammatory and endothelial biomarkers add to clinical data when predicting infectious etiologies of abnormal vital signs (AVSs) in ED patients. This study was a prospective, observati...