title: C-Reactive Protein and Hemogram Parameters for the Non-Sepsis Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis: What Do They Mean?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sepsis is one of the most common reasons of increased mortality and morbidity in the intensive care unit. The changes in CRP levels and hemogram parameters and their combinations may help to distinguish sepsis from non-sepsis SIRS. The aim of this study is to investigate the CRP and hemogram parameters as an indicator of sepsis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 2777 patients admitted to the ICU of two centers between 2006-2013 were evaluated retrospectively. The patients were diagnosed as SIRS (-), non-sepsis SIRS and sepsis. The patients who were under 18 years old, re-admitted, diagnosed with hematological disease, on corticosteroid and immunosuppressive therapy, SIRS (-), culture negative, undocumented laboratory values and outcomes were excluded. 1257 patients were divided into 2 groups as non-sepsis SIRS and sepsis. The patients' demographic data, CRP levels, hemogram parameters, length of ICU stay and mortality were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  1257 patients were categorized as non-sepsis SIRS (816, 64.9%) and sepsis (441, 35.1%). In the multivariate analysis, the likelihood of sepsis was increased 3.2 (2.2-4.6), 1.7 (1.2-2.4), 1.6 (1.2-2.1), 2.3 (1.4-3.8), 1.5 (1.1-2.1) times by the APACHE II≥13, SOFA score≥4, CRP≥4.0, LymC<0.45 and PLTC<150 respectively (p<0.001 p = 0.007 p = 0.004 p<0.001 p = 0.027). The likelihood of sepsis was increased 18.1 (8.4-38.7) times by the combination of CRP≥4.0, lymC<0.45 and PLTC<150 (P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While WBCC, NeuC, Neu%, NLCR and EoC are far from being the indicators to distinguish sepsis from non-sepsis SIRS, the combinations of CRP, LymC and PLTC can be used to determine the likelihood of sepsis.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Bulent
authors: B
authors: Gucyetmez
authors: Intensive Care Unit, Ataşehir Memorial Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Hakan K
authors: HK
authors: Atalan
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000382:microbiology; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D063847:Mean Platelet Volume; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein