Background: Sepsis is still a major cause of death in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Patients with liver impairment express an imbalanced cytokine response which alters common sepsis biphasic nature. Cytokines measurement is expensive, often unavailable, whereas leukocytes (WBC) evaluation performed through hematology analyzers can provide a practical strategy for monitoring inflammatory response.Methods: A total of 200 healthy subjects (HS) and 84 patients (18 with, 66 without liver impairment) admitted to ICU, were assessed for International Sepsis Definitions, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores. We tested 1,022 peripheral blood samples using Sysmex XN-9000, estimating diagnostic accuracy of leukocyte differential count and nontraditional parameters through receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves analysis compared to clinical classification.Results: Median value of all-leukocyte parameters was different in ICU patients compared to HS. Leukocytes, neutrophils (NE) and immature granulocytes (IGs) in sepsis and septic shock (SS) were higher than no sepsis (NS), with an area under the curve: 0.81, 0.82 and 0.78 respectively. Lymphocytes (LY) and monocytes (MO) were significantly associated with liver impairment.Conclusions: Diagnostic accuracy of all-leukocyte parameters may provide valuable information for diagnosis and follow-up of sepsis in ICU patients, especially those with liver impairment.

Extended leukocyte differential count and C-reactive protein in septic patients with liver impairment: diagnostic approach to evaluate sepsis in intensive care unit.

LIPPI, Giuseppe
2015-01-01

Abstract

Background: Sepsis is still a major cause of death in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Patients with liver impairment express an imbalanced cytokine response which alters common sepsis biphasic nature. Cytokines measurement is expensive, often unavailable, whereas leukocytes (WBC) evaluation performed through hematology analyzers can provide a practical strategy for monitoring inflammatory response.Methods: A total of 200 healthy subjects (HS) and 84 patients (18 with, 66 without liver impairment) admitted to ICU, were assessed for International Sepsis Definitions, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores. We tested 1,022 peripheral blood samples using Sysmex XN-9000, estimating diagnostic accuracy of leukocyte differential count and nontraditional parameters through receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves analysis compared to clinical classification.Results: Median value of all-leukocyte parameters was different in ICU patients compared to HS. Leukocytes, neutrophils (NE) and immature granulocytes (IGs) in sepsis and septic shock (SS) were higher than no sepsis (NS), with an area under the curve: 0.81, 0.82 and 0.78 respectively. Lymphocytes (LY) and monocytes (MO) were significantly associated with liver impairment.Conclusions: Diagnostic accuracy of all-leukocyte parameters may provide valuable information for diagnosis and follow-up of sepsis in ICU patients, especially those with liver impairment.
2015
C-reactive protein (CRP); differential leukocyte count; liver disease; sepsis
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