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Serum S100B level may be correlated with carbon monoxide poisoning
Hui Liu1, Yu Zhang1, Yan-Bo Ren1
1Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, PR China.
Objective:
To investigate the correlation between serum S100B level and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning by meta-analysis.
Methods:
By searching both English and Chinese language-based electronic databases (PubMed, EBSCO, Ovid, Springerlink, Wiley, Web of Science, Wanfang databases, China national knowledge infrastructure (CNKI), VIP database, etc.) thoroughly, we tabulated and analyzed the collected data with the use of Comprehensive Meta-analysis 2.0 (CMA 2.0).
Results:
Totally 108 studies have been searched initially (92 studies in Chinese, 16 studies in English). Nine case-control studies (4 studies in English, 5 in Chinese) were chosen for an updated meta-analysis including 542 patients with CO poising and 236 healthy controls. Results identified that the serum S100B level were obviously higher than that in healthy controls (SMD=1.600, 95% CI=1.055-2.145, P<0.001). A subgroup based on the ethnicities revealed that the serum S100B level in Caucasian and Asian subgroups was clearly higher than serum S100B level in healthy controls (Asians: SMD=2.0624, 95% CI=1.736-3.511, P<0.001; Caucasians: SMD=0.447, 95% CI=0.197-0.697, P<0.001).
Conclusion:
Serum S100B level may be correlated with the CO poisoning and could be effective biomarker for early diagnosis and treatment monitoring in CO poisoning.
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