Role of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 for diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia after cardiac surgery: an observational study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Research Article

Alessandra K Matsuno¹  Ana PCP Carlotti² 

[1] Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil;Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil;Department of Pediatrics, Hospital das Clínicas, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida dos Bandeirantes, 3900, 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil;

关键词: Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1;    Ventilator-associated pneumonia;    Diagnosis;    Cardiac surgery;    Postoperative;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2261-13-107

 received in 2013-09-05, accepted in 2013-11-27,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a challenge, particularly after cardiac surgery. The use of biological markers of infection has been suggested to improve the accuracy of VAP diagnosis. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (sTREM)-1 in the diagnosis of VAP following cardiac surgery.MethodsThis was a prospective observational cohort study of children with congenital heart disease admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) after surgery and who remained intubated and mechanically ventilated for at least 24 hours postoperatively. VAP was defined by the 2007 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria. Blood, modified bronchoalveolar lavage (mBAL) fluid and exhaled ventilator condensate (EVC) were collected daily, starting immediately after surgery until the fifth postoperative day or until extubation for measurement of sTREM-1.ResultsThirty patients were included, 16 with VAP. Demographic variables, Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) and Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS)-1 scores, duration of surgery and length of cardiopulmonary bypass were not significantly diferent in patients with and without VAP. However, time on mechanical ventilation and length of stay in the PICU and in the hospital were significantly longer in the VAP group. Serum and mBAL fluid sTREM-1 concentrations were similar in both groups. In the VAP group, 12 of 16 patients had sTREM-1 detected in EVC, whereas it was undetectable in all but two patients in the non-VAP group over the study period (p = 0.0013) (sensitivity 0.75, specificity 0.86, positive predictive value 0.86, negative predictive value 0.75, positive likelihood ratio (LR) 5.25, negative LR 0.29).ConclusionMeasurement of sTREM-1 in EVC may be useful for the diagnosis of VAP after cardiac surgery.

【 授权许可】

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© Matsuno and Carlotti; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013