Table 1

Table of biomarkers

Widely available biomarkers

Potential future biomarkers


Biomarkers of inflammation

Tumor necrosis factor alpha

IL-1β

Lactate

IL-6

IL-10

Biomarkers of coagulation

Activated partial thromboplastin time

Protein C

Platelets

D-dimer

Fibrinogen

Thrombin-antithrombin complexes

Disseminated intravascular coagulation scores

Prothrombin fragment 1.2

Activated partial thromboplastin time waveform analysis

Biomarkers of infection

C-reactive protein

Adrenomedullin

Procalcitonin

Pro-adrenomedullin

Blood urea nitrogen

B-type natriuretic peptide

Leukocytes

Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1)

Endotoxin

High mobility group box-1

PCR

Biomarkers of stress

Cortisol

Copeptin


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