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Association of Early Serum Phosphate Levels and Mortality in Patients with Sepsis

BACKGROUND: Metabolic derangements in sepsis influence phosphate levels, which may predict mortality outcomes. We investigated the association between initial phosphate levels and 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with sepsis. Initia...

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Autores principales: Black, Lauren Page, Mohseni, Michael, Shirazi, Ehsan, Hartman, Kasondra, Smotherman, Carmen, Hopson, Charlotte, DeVos, Elizabeth, Fernandez, Rosemarie, Sheele, Johnathan, Guirgis, Faheem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10284527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37278802
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.58959
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Metabolic derangements in sepsis influence phosphate levels, which may predict mortality outcomes. We investigated the association between initial phosphate levels and 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with sepsis. Initial (first 24 hours) phosphate levels were divided into phosphate quartile groups for comparisons. We used repeated-measures mixed-models to assess differences in 28-day mortality across the phosphate groups, adjusting for other predictors identified by the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator variable selection technique. RESULTS: A total of 1,855 patients were included with 13% overall 28-day mortality (n=237). The highest phosphate quartile (>4.0 milligrams per deciliter [mg/dL]) had a higher mortality rate (28%) than the three lower quartiles (P<0.001). After adjustment (age, organ failure, vasopressor administration, liver disease), the highest initial phosphate was associated with increased odds of 28-day mortality. Patients in the highest phosphate quartile had 2.4 times higher odds of death than the lowest (≤2.6 mg/dL) quartile (P<0.01), 2.6 times higher than the second (2.6–3.2 mg/dL) quartile (P<0.01), and 2.0 times higher than the third (3.2–4.0 mg/dL) quartile (P=0.04). CONCLUSION: Septic patients with the highest phosphate levels had increased odds of mortality. Hyperphosphatemia may be an early indicator of disease severity and risk of adverse outcomes from sepsis.