Procalcitonin Assay Has No Role in the Routine Assessment of Severe Trauma Patients at Admission to the Emergency Department

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Lakshmi, Vijaya S. [1 ]
Cherian, Anusha [2 ]
Adole, Prashant [3 ]
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[1] Jawaharlal Inst Postgrad Med Educ & Res, Emergency Med, Pondicherry, India
[2] Jawaharlal Inst Postgrad Med Educ & Res, Anaesthesiol & Crit Care, Pondicherry, India
[3] Jawaharlal Inst Postgrad Med Educ & Res, Biochem, Pondicherry, India
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trauma; triage; head injury; mortality; sepsis; procalcitonin; injury severity score; INJURY; SEPSIS;
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10.7759/cureus.16228
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Introduction A key challenge in emergency departments (ED) is the early recognition of sepsis or the potential for sepsis in patients. Appropriate and accurate ED triage will ensure improved case management. This study analysed the association between ED findings at admission and outcomes in patients presenting with severe trauma. Methods This was a prospective study conducted at a tertiary level ED and included severely injured adult patients who presented to the ED within 24 hours of injury. Data collected included clinical findings and imaging reports at initial assessment, serum procalcitonin (PCT), length of ICU and hospital stay, the incidence of bloodstream and other infections, and patient outcome as discharge from care or death. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess the association between outcome variables and independent variables. Results A total of 155 patients were included in the study. Head and neck (61.9%), extremity (58%), and chest (45%) were more commonly injured. Injury Severity Score (ISS) >25, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score <8, head and neck injuries, and extremity injuries were found to be significantly associated with mortality. Bloodstream infections were more common in the presence of lung contusions, abdominal injury, operative management, and blood transfusions. PCT levels at admission did not have a significant predictive value for mortality, bloodstream infections, other infectious complications, or length of ICU stay. Conclusions Head injuries were the most common cause of mortality in our study. In addition to the anatomical region involved, ISS and GCS have a significant association with mortality. PCT levels at ED admission do not have any prognostic value and need not be routinely analysed.
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