C-reactive protein concentration as a predictor of intensive care unit readmission: A nested case-control study
C-reactive protein concentration as a predictor of intensive care unit readmission: A nested case-control study
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jcrc.2006.01.005
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发表时间:
2006-09-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Webb, Steven A. R.
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作者:
Ho, Kwok M.;Dobb, Geoffrey J.;Webb, Steven A. R.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of potential clinical predictors and inflammatory markers to predict intensive care unit (ICU) readmission during the same hospitalization.Materials and Methods: A nested case-control study utilized prospectively collected de-identified data of a 22-bed multidisciplinary ICU in a university hospital.Results: There were 1405 consecutive ICU admissions in 2004, and of these, 18 were regarded as ICU readmissions (1.3%). The destination and timing of ICU discharge, the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores, white cell counts, and fibrinogen concentrations at discharge were not associated with ICU readmission. C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration within 24 hours before ICU discharge was associated with ICU readmission (mean CRP concentrations of cases vs controls, 177.8 vs 56.5 mg/L, respectively; P < .0001). The results remained unchanged after adjustment with the propensity scores. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the CRP concentrations to predict ICU readmission was 0.884 (95% confidence interval, 0.765-0.999; P < .0001). Patients readmitted to the ICU had a higher predicted mortality in their second ICU admission (34.9% vs 26.1%; P < .01) and a longer total hospital stay (33.3 vs 20.3 days; P < .003) than patients without ICU readmission.Conclusions: A high CRP concentration within 24 hours before ICU discharge is associated with a higher risk of readmission to the ICU. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.