Qianrong Xie

Head-to-head comparison of routinely ordered inflammatory markers, interleukin-6 and lactate for 28-day mortality in high-acuity ICU sepsis: a predominantly vasopressor-treated cohort

In intensive-care-unit (ICU) sepsis, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), the white-cell count (WBC) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are commonly ordered and often interpreted prognostically. We compared their discrimination of 28-day mortality with interleukin...