Valor predictivo de la hiperferritinemia en la severidad de la sepsis en pacientes críticos del Hospital General Guasmo Sur desde enero 2019 a diciembre 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Sepsis is an uncontrolled response of our body to an infection, this causes the existence of different acute phase reactants, such as ferritin. Since specific diagnostic data have not yet been determined, it is important to study the relationship between them. Objective: to evaluate the role of ferritin levels in the severity of sepsis in critically ill patients. Methodology: An observational, retrospective, analytical study was carried out. The information was obtained after reviewing the medical records, with which a Microsoft Excel database was created. Results: The sample comprises 170 patients with a diagnosis of sepsis. The predominant sex was male, with 61.2%, while female reached 38.8%. The age range 51 to 65 years was the most frequent. A hyperferritinemia rate of 85.88% was obtained. In patients with ferritin values greater than 300ng / mL, the mortality rate was 54%, compared to 16% who died with normal ferritin values. Regarding the relationship between the severity of sepsis and hyperferritinemia, 50% of the patients developed septic shock and 10.2% multi-organ dysfunction syndrome. Conclusion: It can be concluded that hyperferritinemia is a prognostic factor for the development of sepsis, since the rate of hyperferritinemia in patients with sepsis was found to be 85.88% in our sample.