Angiopoietin-1, Angiopoietin-2 and Bicarbonate as Diagnostic Biomarkers in Children with Severe Sepsis
Wang K, Bhandari V, Giuliano JS, O′Hern C, Shattuck MD, Kirby M. Angiopoietin-1, Angiopoietin-2 and Bicarbonate as Diagnostic Biomarkers in Children with Severe Sepsis. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e108461. PMID: 25255212, PMCID: PMC4178003, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric intensive care unitSepsis severityAngiopoietin-2Angiopoietin-1Severe pediatric sepsisSeverity of sepsisIntensive care unitTime of admissionHigh mortality rateSevere sepsisPediatric sepsisCare unitAng-2Ill childrenClinical dataAng-1Mortality rateSepsisSingle biomarkerDiagnostic biomarkersBiomarkersSeverityPlasma samplesMultiple biomarkersChildrenThe Temporal Kinetics of Circulating Angiopoietin Levels in Children With Sepsis
Giuliano JS, Tran K, Li FY, Shabanova V, Tala JA, Bhandari V. The Temporal Kinetics of Circulating Angiopoietin Levels in Children With Sepsis. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2014, 15: e1-e8. PMID: 24141659, PMCID: PMC3947338, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e3182a553bb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAngiopoietin-1Angiopoietin-2BiomarkersCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIntensive Care Units, PediatricLength of StayMalePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesSepsisSeverity of Illness IndexShock, SepticSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeTime FactorsConceptsSevere sepsis/shockSepsis/shockSystemic inflammatory response syndrome/sepsisPediatric patientsShock groupAngiopoietin-2Day 2Angiopoietin-1Days of illnessHours of admissionIll pediatric patientsInflammatory response syndromeRisk stratification scoresProspective observational studyCritical care physiciansVascular growth factorsEnzyme-linked immunosorbentAngiopoietin levelsPICU lengthPICU patientsSevere sepsisSepsis severityResponse syndromeStratification scoresCare physicians