Cortisol total/CRP ratio for the prediction of hospital-acquired pneumonia and initiation of corticosteroid therapy in traumatic brain-injured patients.
Marwan BourasAntoine RoquillyPierre-Joachim MahéRaphaël CinottiMickaël Vourc'hBastien PerrotKalyane Bach-NgohouDamien MassonKarim AsehnounePublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2019)
A cortisoltotal/CRP ratio > 3 upon admission may predict the development of HAP in severe TBI. Among these patients, corticosteroids reduce the occurrence HAP. We suggest that this ratio may select the patients who may benefit from corticosteroid therapy for the prevention of HAP.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
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- spinal cord injury
- traumatic brain injury
- stem cells
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- multiple sclerosis
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- brain injury
- white matter
- adverse drug
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- mechanical ventilation
- acute care