Study on the value of fragmented red blood cell and fragmented red blood cells percentage for predicting the prognosis of sepsis patients / 中华预防医学杂志

ABSTRACT

To explore the predictive efficacy of fragmented red blood cells (FRC) and fragmented red blood cells percentage(FRC%) with regarding for the prognosis of septic patients, along with comparing with routine coagulation parameters. A prospective study was conducted. A total of 101 patients with sepsis who met the requirements admitted to the Intensive Care Department of the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from June 1, 2022 to January 10, 2023 were selected as the research objects, they were divided into survival group and death group according to the 30-day prognosis. The clinical data and laboratory indexes such as FRCs, FRC% and Platelet (PLT) were compared between the survival group and the death group. Univariate logistic regression analysis was used first, then multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the factors affecting the prognosis. Receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC curve) was drawn to evaluate the predictive value of each parameter in the regression model for the prognosis of sepsis. The results showed that the levels of FRCs, FRC%, prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and D-dimer in death group were significantly higher than those in survival group, and PLT in death group were significantly lower than those in survival group (Z or t values were -3.712,-3.793,-2.119,-2.007,-2.209,all P<0.05). FRCs or FRC% and PLT could be independent predictors of 30-day mortality. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of PLT for predicting 30-day death in sepsis patients was 0.727 (95%CI 0.629-0.811, P<0.01), when the optimal threshold was 137 ×109/L, the sensitivity was 83.87% and the specificity was 57.14%. The AUC of FRCs for predicting 30-day death in sepsis patients was was 0.732 (95%CI 0.635-0.815, P<0.01), when the optimal threshold was 10.1×109/L, the sensitivity was 77.42%, and the specificity was 67.14%. The AUC of FRC% for predicting 30-day death in sepsis patients was 0.737 (95%CI 0.640-0.820, P<0.01), When the optimal threshold was 0.34%, the sensitivity was 77.42%, and the specificity was 65.71%. In conclusion,PLT, FRCs and FRC% have great application value in the prognosis of sepsis. When the PLT, FRCs and FRC% of sepsis patients are more than 137 ×109/L, 10.1×109/L and 0.34% respectively, it is necessary to take necessary and reasonable clinical intervention measures as soon as possible.