Decreased levels of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein are related to the mortality of septic patients in the emergency department

Decreased levels of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein are related to the mortality of septic patients in the emergency department

OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein as a novel biomarker for mortality in patients with severe sepsis. METHODS: We prospectively included patients with severe sepsis or septic shock at the emergency department at a single tertiary referral teaching hospital. All of th...

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Main Authors: Romualdo Barroso-Sousa, Romulo R. Lobo, Patricia R. Mendonca, Renan R. Memoria, Fernando Spiller, Fernando Q. Cunha, Antonio Pazin-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Alpha-1-acid Glycoprotein
Acute-Phase Protein
Severe Sepsis
Shock
Emergency Department
Mortality
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