Abstract:Objective To investigate the early diagnostic value of EEG bispectral index (BIS) combined with serum ghrelin in sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE).Methods The clinical data of 109 patients with sepsis admitted to the hospital from April 2015 to January 2020 were collected. The factors affecting the early diagnosis of SAE were analyzed, the value of BIS and ghrelin in the early diagnosis of SAE was determined, and BIS and ghrelin level in SAE patients with different disease severity were detected.Results Among the 109 sepsis patients, 42 were diagnosed with SAE, and the rest 67 did not develop SAE. The multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score [O^R =5.254 (95% CI: 2.162, 12.769) ], S100β level [O^R = 3.831 (95% CI: 1.576, 9.309) ], BIS [O^R = 5.859 (95% CI: 2.411, 14.240) ], and ghrelin level [O^R = 4.477 (95% CI: 1.842, 10.881) ] were independent factors affecting the early diagnosis of SAE (P < 0.05). The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that the sensitivities of BIS, ghrelin and their combination in diagnosing SAE were 73.81% (95% CI: 0.577, 0.856), 78.57% (95% CI: 0.628, 0.892), and 73.81% (95% CI: 0.577, 0.856), the specificities were 76.12% (95% CI: 0.639, 0.853), 73.13% (95% CI: 0.607, 0.829), and 91.04% (95% CI: 0.809, 0.963), and the areas under the ROC curves (AUCs) were 0.754 (95% CI: 0.656, 0.852), 0.772 (95% CI: 0.675, 0.869), and 0.879 (95% CI: 0.807, 0.951), respectively.Conclusions BIS combined with ghrelin exhibits great efficacy in early diagnosing SAE, and the two may be closely related to the condition of brain injury in patients with SAE.