Prognostic value of serum procalcitonin in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-8050.2013.12.011
- VernacularTitle:血清降钙素原对重型创伤性脑损伤预后评估的价值
- Author:
Jing XUE
;
Yiping MA
;
Yang YU
;
Lixia Lü
;
Xin ZHANG
;
Enhe LIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Brain injuries;
Calcitonin;
Prognosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Trauma
2013;29(12):1174-1177
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To discuss the initial expression of serum procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and determine the potential value of PCT to predict the neurological outcome.Methods A retrospective analysis was made on patients admitted due to severe TBI (GCS≤8 points) from July 2011 to August 2012.Mortality and neurological outcome of the survivors were determined using Glasgow outcome scale (GOS) at 6 months after TBI.Results A total of 52 patients (39 males and 13 females),at median age of 38 years (range,15-65 years) were included in the study.Twenty-eight patients had good outcome (GOS of grade Ⅳ-Ⅴ),whereas 24 patients had poor outcome or died (GOS of grade Ⅰ-Ⅲ).Within 24 hours after TBI,serum PCT level was significantly higher in patients with bad outcome compared to those with good outcome (0.778 ng/ml:0.094 ng/ml,P ＜0.01).Enhanced PCT level presented a close correlation with the poor outcome (r =0.657,P ＜0.01).Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was 0.879 [95％ CI (0.757,1.000)].A cutoff value of 0.2 ng/ml had a sensitivity of 100％ and a specificity of 72.2％.Once the PCT level was superior to 4.7 ng/ml,none of the patients regained consciousness.Conclusion PCT is a simple and effective method for prediction of the outcome after severe TBI.
