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Post-pituitary surgery copeptin analysis as a ‘rule-out’ test for post-operative diabetes insipidus
- Source :
- Endocrine; February 2023, Vol. 79 Issue: 2 p358-364, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a recognised complication of pituitary surgery, with diagnosis requiring clinical observation aided by plasma and urine electrolytes and osmolalities. Copeptin is a stable surrogate marker of AVP release and has potential to facilitate prompt diagnosis of post-operative DI. This assay has been shown to accurately predict which patients are likely to develop DI following pituitary surgery. Objective: To determine whether copeptin analysis can be used to predict which patients are at risk of developing DI following trans-sphenoidal surgery (TSS). Methods: Seventy-eight patients undergoing TSS had samples taken for copeptin pre-operatively and at day 1 post-TSS. The majority of patients also had samples from day 2, day 8, and week 6 post-TSS. Results from patients who developed post-operative DI (based on clinical assessment, urine and plasma biochemistry and the need for treatment with DDAVP) were compared to those who did not. Patients with any evidence of pre-operative DI were excluded. Results: Of 78 patients assessed, 11 were clinically determined to have developed DI. Differences were observed between patients with DI and those without in post-operative samples. Of note, there was a significant difference in plasma copeptin at day 1 post-operation (p= 0.010 on Kruskal–Wallis test), with copeptin levels greater than 3.4 pmol/l helping to rule out DI (91% sensitivity, 55% specificity at this cut off). Conclusion: In the post-TSS setting, copeptin is a useful rule-out test in patients with values above a defined threshold, which may facilitate earlier decision making and shorter hospital stays.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1355008x and 15590100
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Endocrine
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs61039707
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-022-03220-7