| Autor: |
Lígia Sarmet Cunha Farah, Rabello, Melissa Tassano, Pitrowsky, Márcio, Soares, Pedro, Póvoa, Jorge Ibrain Figueira, Salluh |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
| Zdroj: |
Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva. 23(4) |
| ISSN: |
1982-4335 |
| Popis: |
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common infectious disease requiring admission to intensive care units (ICUs), and achieving an early and precise diagnosis of CAP remains a challenge. Biomarkers play an important role in improving clinical judgment in the emergency room and are adjuvant in evaluating treatment responses. Novel biomarkers, such as cortisol, pro-adrenomedullin and endothelin-1, have been shown to be associated with disease severity and short-term outcomes. This review article focuses on the clinical use of novel biomarkers, severity prediction and treatment monitoring as well as future directions of the field. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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