Point-of-Care Serum Proenkephalin as an Early Predictor of Mortality in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Septic Shock.

Christos Verras Sofia Bezati Vasiliki Bistola Ioannis VentoulisDionysis MatsirasSotirios TsiodrasJohn ParissisEffie Polyzogopoulou

Published in: Biomedicines (2024)

POC PENK levels measured upon presentation to the ED strongly correlated with metabolic, renal and inflammatory biomarkers, and may serve as a predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with septic shock.

Keyphrases

septic shock
emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
case report
risk factors
patient reported outcomes