Interleukin-6 improves infection identification when added to physician judgment during evaluation of potentially septic patients

This study assessed whether biomarkers of endothelial activation and/or inflammation could improve identification of infection among Emergency Department (ED) patients with organ dysfunction.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 24, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Daniel J. Henning, M. Kennedy Hall, Bjorn K. Watsjold, Pavan K. Bhatraju, Susanna Kosamo, Nathan I. Shapiro, W. Conrad Liles, Mark M. Wurfel Source Type: research