Pentraxin-3 level in subarachnoid haemorrhage: Is it a prognostic factor?

Autor: Türker Yardan, Celal Kati, Keramettin Aydin, Metehan Yilman, Latif Duran, Hızır Ufuk Akdemir
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 70(6)
ISSN: 0030-9982
Popis: OBJECTIVE: The current study was planned to investigate the relationship of serum level of pentraxine-3 with various clinical and neurological scales and scores. METHODS: The prospective case-control study was conducted at the Emergency Department of the Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, from March 2013 to June 2014, and comprised subarachnoid haemorrhage patients and healthy. Pentraxine-3levels were measured from serum samples and compared with sub-groups of the various scales and scores used in the study. Data was analysed using SPSS 15. RESULTS: Of the 77 subjects, 40(52%) were patients and 37(48%) were controls. Pentraxine-3levels in the cases were significantly higher than the controls (p
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