• Journal of critical care · Oct 2013

    Comparative Study

    Comparison of predictive powers of S100B and cell-free plasma DNA values in intensive care unit patients with intracranial hemorrhage.

    • Ahmet Dilek, Hasan Alacam, Fatma Ulger, Abdulkerim Bedir, Aykan Ulus, Naci Murat, Ali Okuyucu, and Ferdi Polat.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, 55139 Samsun, Turkey. Electronic address: adilekdr@yahoo.com.
    • J Crit Care. 2013 Oct 1;28(5):883.e1-7.

    PurposeTo investigate predictive powers of S100B and cell-free DNA (cfDNA) levels in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who have with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) for prognosis.MethodsNinety-nine patients diagnosed with ICH were included in the study. The blood samples were drawn on the day of admittance to ICU and again on the third day. Duration of stay in the ICU and mortality were recorded.ResultsA positive correlation was determined between the values of S100B and cfDNA from both the analysis and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores. For all patients, there was a positive correlation between the duration of stay in the ICU and the values of S100B and cfDNA on the third day. The levels of both S100B and cfDNA in patients who died in the ICU were significantly higher than of those who survived on the day of admittance.ConclusionsBoth S100B and cfDNA values can be used as markers to predict the prognosis of ICU patients with ICH. However, S100B is more powerful for predicting the prognosis.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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