Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the levels of high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFLT-1) and lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) in patients with severe pulmonary infection-associated sepsis undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and their correlation with 28-day clinical outcomes.
METHODS A total of 102 patients with severe pulmonary infection-associated sepsis undergoing CRRT admitted to the People's Hospital of Nanchuan Chongqing from Jul. 2021 to Jul. 2024 were enrolled. Based on 28-day clinical outcomes, they were divided into a favorable prognosis group (71 cases) and a poor prognosis group (31 cases). The levels of HMGB1, sFLT-1, lactate, albumin and LAR were compared between the two groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to evaluate the predictive value of HMGB1, sFLT-1 and LAR for 28-day clinical outcomes in patients with severe pulmonary infection-associated sepsis undergoing CRRT.
RESULTS Gram-negative bacteria were the predominant pathogens in patients with severe pulmonary infection-associated sepsis undergoing CRRT. The poor prognosis group had higher lactate levels (4.01±1.07 mmol/L) and lower albumin levels (27.46±4.15 g/L) than the favorable prognosis group (P < 0.05). The levels of HMGB1 (62.66±15.66 ng/ml), sFLT-1 (0.71±0.17 ng/ml) and LAR (14.59±3.64%) in the poor prognosis group were significantly higher than those in the favorable prognosis group (P < 0.05). The combined detection of HMGB1, sFLT-1 and LAR yielded an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.949 for predicting poor 28-day mortality in patients with severe pulmonary infection-associated sepsis undergoing CRRT, superior to the single detection of the indexes (P < 0.05), with a sensitivity of 93.55% and specificity of 87.32%.
CONCLUSIONS In patients with severe pulmonary infection-associated sepsis undergoing CRRT, gram-negative bacteria are the predominant pathogens. Patients with poor prognosis exhibit abnormally elevated levels of HMGB1, sFLT-1 and LAR, and the combined detection of these three markers demonstrates high predictive value for 28-day mortality.