Study of Early Elevated Gas6 Plasma Level as a Predictor of Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of Patients with Sepsis.

Stalder, Grégoire; Que, Yok-Ai; Calzavarini, Sara; Burnier, Laurent; Kosinski, Christophe; Ballabeni, Pierluigi; Roger, Thierry; Calandra, Thierry; Duchosal, Michel A; Liaudet, Lucas; Eggimann, Philippe; Angelillo-Scherrer, Anne (2016). Study of Early Elevated Gas6 Plasma Level as a Predictor of Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of Patients with Sepsis. PLoS ONE, 11(10), e0163542. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0163542

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BACKGROUND

Growth arrest-specific gene 6 (Gas6), a vitamin K-dependent protein interacting with anionic phospholipids and TAM tyrosine kinase receptors, is elevated in plasma of septic patients. Previous studies did not find different levels between survivors and non-survivors at admission because either they included a low number of patients (<50) or a low number of non-survivors (5%).

OBJECTIVES

To determine, in a larger cohort of septic patients comprising an expected number of non-survivors, the performance of the plasma level of Gas6 and its soluble receptor Axl (sAxl) within 24 hours of admission to predict in-ICU mortality.

PATIENTS

Septic adults with or without shock.

METHODS

Gas6 and sAxl were prospectively measured by ELISA at day 0, 3, 7, and then weekly until discharge or death.

RESULTS

We evaluated 129 septic patients, including 82 with and 47 without shock, with in-ICU mortality rate of 19.4% and in-hospital mortality rate of 26%. Gas6 level was higher in non-survivors than in survivors (238 vs. 167%, P = 0.003); this difference remained constant during the ICU stay. The area under the ROC curve for Gas6 (0.695 [95% CI: 0.58-0.81]) was higher than for sAxl, procalcitonin, CRP, IL-1beta, IL-6 and-alpha, and slightly higher than for IL-8, IL-10, SOFA and APACHEII scores in predicting in-ICU mortality. Considering 249% as a cut-off value, Gas6 measurement had a negative predictive value for mortality of 87%.

CONCLUSION

It seems that Gas6 plasma level within 24 hours of ICU admission may predicts in-ICU mortality in patients with sepsis. If our result are confirmed in external validation, Gas6 plasma level measurement could contribute to the identification of patients who may benefit most from more aggressive management.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Haematology and Central Haematological Laboratory
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Unit Childrens Hospital > Forschungsgruppe Hämatologie (Erwachsene)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic of Intensive Care

UniBE Contributor:

Que, Yok-Ai, Calzavarini, Sara, Angelillo, Anne

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1932-6203

Publisher:

Public Library of Science

Language:

English

Submitter:

Mirella Aeberhard

Date Deposited:

24 Nov 2016 15:54

Last Modified:

27 Jul 2023 19:51

Publisher DOI:

10.1371/journal.pone.0163542

PubMed ID:

27788141

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.90518

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/90518

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