Valor pronóstico de la proteína fijadora de lipopolisácaridos y la procalcitonina en pacientes con sepsis grave y shock séptico ingresados en una unidad de cuidados intensivos

LBP and PCT levels on admission and LBP clearance showed no prognostic value in severe sepsis and septic shock patients. Only PCT clearance was predictive of in-hospital mortality. The prognostic accuracy was significantly better for APACHE on admission and SOFA after 48 h than for any of the analyzed biomarkers, and the addition of PCT clearance did not improve their prognostic value.