Lymphocytopenia as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients with ICU-Acquired Pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia (ICU-AP) is a severe complication in patients admitted to the ICU. Lymphocytopenia is a marker of poor prognosis in patients with community-acquired pneumonia, but its impact on ICU-AP prognosis is unknown. We aimed to evaluate whether lymphocytopenia is an independent risk factor for mortality in non-immunocompromised patients with ICU-AP.

METHODS: Prospective observational cohort study of patients from six ICUs of an 800-bed tertiary teaching hospital (2005 to 2016).

RESULTS: Of the 473 patients included, 277 (59%) had ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of the lymphocyte counts at diagnosis showed that 595 cells/mm3 was the best cut-off for discriminating two groups of patients at risk: lymphocytopenic group (lymphocyte count <595 cells/mm3, 141 patients (30%)) and non-lymphocytopenic group (lymphocyte count ≥595 cells/mm3, 332 patients (70%)). Patients with lymphocytopenia presented more comorbidities and a higher sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score at the moment of pneumonia diagnosis. Also, 28-day mortality and 90-day mortality were higher in patients with lymphocytopenia (28-day: 38 (27%) versus 59 (18%), 90-day: 74 (53%) versus 111 (34%)). In the multivariable model, <595 cells/mm3 resulted to be an independent predictor for 90-day mortality (Hazard Ratio 1.41; 95% Confidence Interval 1.02 to 1.94).

CONCLUSION: Lymphocytopenia is an independent predictor of 90-day mortality in non-immunocompromised patients with ICU-AP.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

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Journal of clinical medicine - 8(2019), 6 vom: 13. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ceccato, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
Panagiotarakou, Meropi [VerfasserIn]
Ranzani, Otavio T [VerfasserIn]
Martin-Fernandez, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Almansa-Mora, Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Gabarrus, Albert [VerfasserIn]
Bueno, Leticia [VerfasserIn]
Cilloniz, Catia [VerfasserIn]
Liapikou, Adamantia [VerfasserIn]
Ferrer, Miquel [VerfasserIn]
Bermejo-Martin, Jesus F [VerfasserIn]
Torres, Antoni [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Host response
Infection
Intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia
Journal Article
Lymphocytes
Mortality

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Date Revised 29.09.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm8060843

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NLM298170728