Search Tag: biomarker

2019 30 Aug

The controversy surrounding the efficacy of the blood infection biomarker, procalcitonin (PCT), for guidance in acute infections and sepsis treatment remains. PCT is a calcitonin precursor produced by epithelial cells when infected with bacteria and has been identified as a marker due to the protein levels’ variation upon infection initiation and cessation....Read more

2018 03 May

Masimo  has announced the use of Masimo technologies – O3® regional oximetry and SedLine® brain function monitoring – in two abstracts presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society(IARS). Both studies investigated links between postoperative delirium and particular biomarkers. In the first study 1 , Dr. Aymen...Read more

2017 27 Jun

Sepsis most often presents to the emergency department (ED), and delayed detection is harmful. The white blood count (WBC) is often used to detect sepsis in the ED. New research shows that volume increases of circulating immune cells, or monocytes, adds value to the WBC for early sepsis detection in the ED. "This study shows that the monocyte distribution...Read more