Sepsis is a difficult illness to diagnose due to lack of reliable biomarkers. In an ongoing clinical study at the University Campus, UMass Memorial Medical Center is attempting to establish platelet closure time (PCT) as an early biomarker. Based on specific inclusion criteria, over six months we were able to enroll 12 patients in the study. Analysis of data for PCT and lactate, the current biomarker, showed no significant correlation between the two, likely as a result of large variability in the data and the very small sample size.

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Creator

• Reilly, Seanna Marie
• Comosa, Nicole Kathryn

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042711-110614

Advisor

• Rulfs, Jill
• Heilman, Destin

Year

• 2011

Sponsor

• UMass Memorial Medical Center

Date created

• 2011-04-27

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biochemistry
• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright