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Observational studyRevista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia2025

[Ability of midregional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) to predict poor clinical outcome and stratify prognosis in adult patients seen for suspected infection in the Emergency Department].

Elena de Rafael-González, Javier Cabañas-Morafraile, Laura Serrano-Martín, Agustín Julián-Jiménez, María Torres-Fernández, Elia Chaves-Prieto, Laura Morell-Jurado, William Esneider López-Forero, María Francisca Calafell-Mas, Álvaro Thomas-Balaguer Cordero and 7 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Elena de Rafael-GonzálezServicio de Análisis Clínicos y Bioquímica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0000-0002-4589-1885
Javier Cabañas-MorafraileServicio de Urgencias, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0000-0002-4778-3247
Laura Serrano-MartínServicio de Microbiología y Parasitología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0009-0008-9129-0336
Agustín Julián-JiménezServicio de Urgencias, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0000-0002-3105-7750
María Torres-FernándezServicio de Análisis Clínicos y Bioquímica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0009-0007-4574-2138
Elia Chaves-PrietoServicio de Urgencias, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0009-0006-0749-4287
Laura Morell-JuradoServicio de Análisis Clínicos y Bioquímica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0009-0008-6655-2891
William Esneider López-ForeroServicio de Urgencias, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0009-0004-2574-7538
María Francisca Calafell-MasServicio de Análisis Clínicos y Bioquímica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0000-0001-6194-1240
Álvaro Thomas-Balaguer CorderoServicio de Urgencias, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0009-0003-8947-181X
María Remedios Asensio-NietoServicio de Análisis Clínicos y Bioquímica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0009-0000-6383-5177
Isabel Nieto-RojasServicio de Urgencias, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0000-0002-3587-3026
Rafael Rubio-DíazServicio de Urgencias, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0000-0001-6021-210X
Eva Heredero-GálvezServicio de Microbiología y Parasitología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0009-0008-9555-3375
María Carmen Lorenzo-LozanoServicio de Análisis Clínicos y Bioquímica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0000-0002-3063-4755
Raúl Canabal-BerlangaServicio de Urgencias, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, IDISCAM, Toledo, España.ORCID 0000-0001-9075-3601
en nombre del grupo URGEN-LABQMIC del CHUT del Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Castilla La Mancha (IDISCAM)

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo analyze and compare the accuracy of midregional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) to predict poor clinical outcome (understood as progression to septic shock or admission to the Critical Care Unit -CCU-) and 30-day mortality in adult patients seen for suspected infection in the Emergency Department (ED). We also compared their performance with other biomarkers (C-reactive protein -CRP-, procalcitonin -PCT-, lactate and leukocyte count) and clinical scales widely used in routine practice (qSOFA, SRIS, NEWS-2).

methodsA prospective, observational and analytical study was carried out on adult patients who were treated in an ED with the clinical diagnosis of an infectious process. Follow-up was carried out for 30 days. The main outcome was a composite measure that included progression to septic shock or admission to the CCU and 30-day mortality. The predictive ability was analyzed with the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and the values of sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of MR-proADM, PCR, PCT, lactate, leukocyte count and the clinical scales.

results214 patients were included, of whom 31 (14.5%) fulfilled the combined variable. The mean age was 68.6 (SD 20.75) years, 55.1% (118) were men. The MR-proADM concentration achieved the best AUC-ROC of 0.920 (95% CI: 0.850-0.989) compared to the other biomarkers and clinical scales. With a cut-off point (Cp) according to the Youden index > 2.105 nmol/L, a Se: 68%, Es: 98% and NPV: 97% were obtained. The NEWS-2 scale ≥ 5 achieves an AUC-ROC of 0.733 (95% CI: 0.630-0.835) with a Se: 87%, Es: 55% and NPV: 96%. The mixed model (MR-proADM ≥2.1 nmol/l + NEWS-2 ≥5) improved the AUC-ROC to 0.849 (95% CI: 0.782-0.915) and Se: 68%, Es: 98%, PPV: 74% and NPV: 88%.

conclusionsIn adult patients attended with clinical suspicion of infection in the ED, MR-proADM presents a high ability to predict poor clinical evolution (progression to septic shock or ICU admission) and 30-day mortality and performs better than PCT, lactate, CRP, leukocyte count and the clinical scales qSOFA, SRIS, NEWS-2. The combined model (MR-proADM ≥2.1 nmol/L + NEWS-2 ≥5) improves prediction of both MR-proADM and clinical scales.

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AdrenomedullinInfectionsProtein PrecursorsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansLactic AcidLeukocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsAdrenomedullinBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinLactic AcidproadrenomedullinProcalcitoninProtein PrecursorsAdrenomedullinBiomarkersEmergency departmentInfectionMortalityPrognosisSepsis

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PMCPMC12257179

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