Sepsis & infection

Study on the diagnostic role of exosome-derived miRNAs in postoperative septic shock and non-septic shock patients

Crit CarePublished Diagnostic accuracy study

Authors' conclusion

This study highlights extracellular vesicle-derived miRNAs as promising biomarkers for differentiating septic from non-septic shock.

Study context

Population
Postsurgical shock patients in ICUs of two Spanish hospitals
Participants
109 vs 52
Comparison
Discovery vs Validation
  • Discoveryn = 109
  • Validationn = 52
Outcome
Diagnostic performance of extracellular vesicle-derived miRNAs to differentiate septic from non-septic shock
Methodological detailsmulticentre, prospective, discovery and validation cohorts
  • Multicentre
  • Prospective
  • Discovery and validation cohorts

Performance

As reported in the abstract

Three-miRNA combination (miR-100-5p, miR-148a-3p, miR-451a) for septic shock
Test or modelAUC
Discovery0.894
Validation0.960

AUC

Discovery0.894
Validation0.960
Six miRNAs (miR-100-5p, miR-484, miR-10a-5p, miR-148a-3p, miR-342-3p, miR-451a) with strong diagnostic capabilities
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Original publication

Study on the diagnostic role of exosome-derived miRNAs in postoperative septic shock and non-septic shock patients. Crit Care. Published 3 March 2025. doi:10.1186/s13054-025-05320-y

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