[HTML][HTML] Measurement of a novel biomarker, secretory phospholipase A2 group IIA as a marker of sepsis: a pilot study
E Berg, J Paukovits, J Axelband, J Trager… - … , Trauma, and Shock, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: This is a prospective cohort of consenting adult patients who met
two or more systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria with clinical diagnosis
of infectious source likely (septic patients). Controls were nonseptic consenting adults
undergoing blood draw for other ED indications. Both groups had blood drawn, blind-coded,
and sent to an outside laboratory for quantitative analysis of sPLA2-IIA levels. The study
investigators reviewed patients' inpatient medical record for laboratory, imaging, and …
two or more systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria with clinical diagnosis
of infectious source likely (septic patients). Controls were nonseptic consenting adults
undergoing blood draw for other ED indications. Both groups had blood drawn, blind-coded,
and sent to an outside laboratory for quantitative analysis of sPLA2-IIA levels. The study
investigators reviewed patients' inpatient medical record for laboratory, imaging, and …