Elevated preoperative suPAR levels is a strong and independent risk marker for postoperative complications in patients undergoing major surgery.
Listen to Jesper Eugen-Olsen, PhD, Senior Scientist at Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre and CSO at ViroGates, present the results of the study showing that elevated preoperative suPAR can influence post surgery complications in patients.
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Conclusion
Preoperative suPAR provided solid and independent predictive value on postoperative complications in White patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery.
Results
EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid) blood was collected from adults (≥18 years old). More precisely, White patients who were scheduled for major noncardiac surgery with an expected duration of≥2 hours under general anesthesia. Plasma suPAR levels were determined using the suPARnostic® quick triage lateral flow assay. The primary endpoint was postoperative complications, defined as the presence of any complication and/or admission to the intensive care unit and/or mortality within the first 90 postoperative days.
Method
Preoperative suPAR had an odds ratio of 1.50 for every ng/mL increase. When including age, sex, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, C-reactive protein, and grouped suPAR in multivariate analysis, patients with suPAR levels between 5.5 and 10 ng/mL had an odds ratio of 11.2, and patients with suPAR >10 ng/mL had an odds ratio of 19.9 compared to patients with suPAR ≤5.5 ng/mL, respectively.
