Low endocan levels are predictive of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in severe sepsis and septic shock

Endocan is a circulating proteoglycan measured at high blood levels during severe sepsis, with a likely lung anti-inflammatory function. The aim of this study was to assess whether paradoxically low endocan levels at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission could predict Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) within 72  h in severe septic patients.

Source: Journal of Critical Care - June 19, 2018 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Alexandre Gaudet, Erika Parmentier, Sylvain Dubucquoi, Julien Poissy, Thibault Duburcq, Philippe Lassalle, Nathalie De Freitas Caires, Daniel Mathieu Source Type: research