Predictive and Prognostic Markers in Critically Ill Patients

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to present a Special Issue in the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics: “Predictive and Prognostic Markers in Critically Ill Patients”.

Today, with the exponential growth in biomarker research, there is enthusiasm that our expanding knowledge will translate into improved decision making and outcomes. Continuous evaluation of our practice and incorporation of these new ideas and studies has the potential to improve patient care. Prognostic biomarkers may predict the course or trajectory of disease, allowing for early determination of disposition and goals of care. The future development and adoption of guidelines and protocols using biomarkers has the potential to minimize variability and maximize benefit. Through thoughtful study design and collaboration, the biomarker era will surely transform and shape the future of medicine.

Therefore, Diagnostics is proud to offer this platform to promote and to highlight evaluable research on predictive and prognostic markers in the specific field of critical care medicine.

Dr. Silvia De Rosa
Guest Editor

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