Admission plasma levels of the neuronal injury marker neuron specific enolase are associated with mortality and delirium in sepsis

摘要

PurposeNeuron specific enolase (NSE) concentrations are prognostic following traumatic and anoxic brain injury, and may provide a method to quantify neuronal injury in other populations. We determined the association of admission plasma NSE concentrations with mortality and delirium in critically ill septic patients.