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Filter by:This is a prospective, validation study of a extempore made tracer compared with a commercial. Studies with tracer have no medical effects but are used for studying human physiology, in this case pharmacokinetic variables of endogenous albumin distribution and turnover at different levels of inflammation. 1. Primary Objective: - Do the extempore made tracer 123-iodine labeled albumin an commercially manufactured SERALB-125 give identical values of calculated blood plasma volume and capillary leakage measured as transcapillary escape rate of albumin? 2. Secondary Objective: - How do three different measures of albumin turnover correlate in volunteers? - How do the pharmacokinetic parameters of endogenous albumin vary between the three study groups?
The occurrence of sepsis and its relevant multiple organ dysfunction remain a major problem in intensive care units with high morbidity and mortality. The differentiation between non-infectious and infectious etiologies, severity and organ function evaluation, and prognostic assessment are all challenging in routine clinical practice. Many biomarkers have been suggested for these purpose; however sensitivity and specificity even of high-ranking biomarkers still remain insufficient. Recently, metabolic profiling has attracted interest for biomarker discovery. In this study, LC-MS/MS will be perform to identify serum metabolic biomarkers for differentiation of SIRS/sepsis, severity and organ function evaluation, and prognostic assessment among 65 patients. The investigators enrolled 35 patients who were diagnosed with sepsis, 15 patients who were diagnosed with SIRS, and 15 normal patients. Moreover, the sepsis were further divided into sepsis, severe sepsis, and sepsis patients before death. Small metabolites that were present in patient serum samples were measured by LC-MS/MS techniques and analyzed using multivariate statistical methods, such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Partial Least Squares-Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA), and Orthogonal Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis. Based on the multivariate statistical analysis above, the investigators could distinguish sepsis from normal and SIRS; distinguish the difference among sepsis, severe sepsis and death. We hypothesis that some metabolites as identified in this study are promising biomarker candidates in the field of sepsis diagnosis and treatment.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of several enzymes of the gut mucosa in preventing invasion of gastrointestinal bacteria.
The investigators enrolled 144 subjects admitted to ICUs: 60 patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and 84 patients with sepsis. Tests for serum sTREM-1, PCT, and CRP levels and blood culture were performed on the day of admission and with the occurrence of FUO (>38.3ºC) during hospitalization. Based on the results of blood culture, the subjects were divided into bacteremia (33 patients) and non-bacteremia groups (51 patients). Based on 28-day survival, bacteremia patients were also divided into survivor (22 patients) and non-survivor groups (11 patients). Serum sTREM-1 and PCT levels were summarized as medians (interquartile ranges) and CRP levels were presented as means ± standard deviations. To explore the early diagnostic value of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (sTREM-1), procalcitonin (PCT), and C-reactive protein (CRP) serum levels for identification of sepsis and bacteremia and the prognosis among patients with a fever of unknown origin (FUO) in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to discuss the clinical application of the results.
Aim of the study : The primary aim of the investigators study is to highlight the presence of biomarkers (biological indicators of the presence of inflammation or infection) of infectious processes during the systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) allowing, first to discriminate non-infectious inflammation from infectious processes and secondary to determine the microbial pathogen responsive of the infection. For this purpose the investigators will conduct a combinatorial approach of several blood markers including usual markers of inflammation and other blood and cells markers. Expression of small pieces of RNA (miRNA) known to inhibit determined gene expression, will also be analysed in monocytes (a specific group of white blood cells involved in the fist line of defences against microbes. Study design : For this purpose the investigators will include 300 patients admitted to the intensive care unit with suspicion of infection. Serial blood sample will be take for biological parameters analysis. Efficiency of each single parameters and of different combinations of different markers to determine the presence or absence of infection responsive of clinical inflammation will be studied.
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of receptors that is specifically expressed on the surfaces of monocytes and neutrophils.TREM-1 expression is increased in infectious diseases and is associated with the release of soluble TREM-1 (sTREM-1).There has been demonstrated that the value of plasma sTREM-1 levels as an indicator of sepsis was superior, although other studies reported that the value of sTREM-1 for diagnosing sepsis was inferior.An increasing number of studies indicate that there are increased levels of sTREM-1 in body fluid samples for the following diseases and conditions: sepsis, pneumonia, pleural effusion, septic arthritis, meningitis, peritonitis, and uterine cavity infection. Inflammation is now believed to play a major role in the pathophysiology of AKI. It is hypothesized that the initial insult results in morphological and/or functional changes in vascular endothelial cells and/or in tubular epithelium in sepsis models. Then, leukocytes including neutrophils, macrophages, natural killer cells, and lymphocytes infiltrate into the injured kidneys and induce the generation of inflammatory mediators. Whether urine sTREM-1 could also be detected and its significance in sepsis and AKI has not been reported yet. The present study focused on the value of serum & urine sTREM-1 for sepsis identification, severity and prognosis assessments, and potential sepsis-related AKI. We also made comparisons between sTREM-1 and WBC counts, serum CRP, serum PCT, urine output,CC SCr, and BUN among sepsis patients.
CRP and PCT are not valid parameters of early infection in particularly postoperative patients. (Sanders et al., A&A, June 2006, Vol.102; Katja et al., Shock, February 2001, Vol 15.2) Better detection systems for SIRS and sepsis are urgently required. ICIS® (Sysmex intensive care infection score) and ICPS® (Sysmex intensive care prognostic score) are two new score-systems depending on detectable cellular response of the innate immune system in human peripheral blood. The purpose of this observational study is to determine if these scores are superior in early differentiation between non-infectious SIRS and infectious SIRS (sepsis) in postoperative patients. Furthermore, the applicability of the scores for triggering start and ending of anti-infective therapy will be examined.
The purpose of this study is to find out whether acute renal failure is associated with BK virus reactivation in postoperative/posttraumatic critically ill patients with severe SIRS/sepsis and shock.
The purpose of this study is to determine the course of NT-proBNP plasma concentrations in the context of confounding parameters in postoperative/posttraumatic critically ill patients with severe SIRS/sepsis and shock.
The purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between SIRS (Systemic inflammatory response syndrome) and the infection associated with the use of central venous catheters at Critical Care center in National Defense Medical College, Japan.