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Medicina crítica (Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Crítica)

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Abstract

CASTILLEJOS SUASTEGUI, Humberto Alfonso et al. LVIS as mortality predictor in septic shock. Med. crít. (Col. Mex. Med. Crít.) [online]. 2018, vol.32, n.5, pp.258-264.  Epub June 30, 2020. ISSN 2448-8909.

Introduction:

Vasopressors have a fundamental roll in the treatment of septic shock. LVIS (levosimendan vasopressor inotropic score) as a score that integrates the main vasopressors and inotropic drugs may be useful for monitoring and prognosis. It’s been studied in pediatric population, but not validated in adult patients so far.

Material and methods:

Retrospective, longitudinal, retrolective study in adults admitted in ICU with septic shock. We looked to investigate if LVIS score is useful to predict mortality and acute kidney injury in ICU, with a follow-up of 30 days.

Results:

We included 77 patients, 24 (21.2%) patients died and 41 (53.23%) developed acute kidney injury. LVIS had an AUC of 0.89 with a cut-off of 21.3 (50% sensitivity and 82% of specificity). LVIS score above the cut-off 21.3, had RR 2.09 (CI95% 1.15-3.7, p = 0.003), HR de 3.8 (CI 1.5-9.3, p = 0.003), LR+ 2.81 and LR- 0.61 for mortality. LVIS could not predict AKI (acute kidney).

Conclusions:

LVIS score is useful to predict mortality in patients with septic shock, with a cut-off of 21.3. More research is left to be done to validate this score in other forms of shock in adult population.

Keywords : Sepsis; septic shock; mortality; vasopressors; inotropic.

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