Lack of association of S100β and neuron-specific enolase with mortality in critically ill patients

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between brain damage biomarkers and mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: The sample comprised 70 patients admitted to an ICU. Blood samples were collected from all patients on ICU admission, and levels of S100β and neuron-specific enolase (NS...

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Main Authors: Roberta Candal de Macedo, Cristiane Damiani Tomasi, Vinicius René Giombelli, Sarah Cascaes Alves, Maria de Lourdes Ugioni Bristot, Maria Fernanda Topanotti Locks, Fabrícia Petronilho, Carmen Grandi, João Quevedo, Felipe Dal-Pizzol, Cristiane Ritter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2013-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
ICU
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000300267&lng=en&tlng=en