The diagnostic value of serum pentraxin 3 levels in pulmonary contusion.
Am J Emerg Med
; 35(3): 425-428, 2017 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-27955970
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the difference in pentraxin 3 (PTX 3) levels between patients with pulmonary contusion and healthy volunteers. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This study was conducted with a group of 20 trauma patients diagnosed with pulmonary contusion and 30 healthy individuals enrolled as a control group in a tertiary university hospital.RESULTS:
Median PTX 3 levels were 7.05 (3.29-13.1), ng/ml in the contusion group and 1.03 (0.7-1.58) ng/ml in the control group. PTX 3 titers were significantly higher in patients with pulmonary contusion compared to those of the control group (p<0.001). An area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.968 investigated using ROC analysis to determine the diagnostic value of the PTX-3 in pulmonary contusion patients was measured. A PTX-3 cut-off value of 2.06 produced 95.5% sensitivity and 86.7% specificity.CONCLUSION:
PTX 3 levels in pulmonary contusion increased significantly compared to the healthy control group. If supported by wider series, PTX 3 may be expected to be capable of use as a marker in pulmonary contusion.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteína C-Reativa
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Componente Amiloide P Sérico
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Lesão Pulmonar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Emerg Med
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article