Overview
- Access the optimal cut point value of copeptin which predicts development of central diabetes insipidus postoperatively with highest accuracy.
- Access the optimal cut point value of copeptin which predicts the lack of central diabetes insipidus postoperatively with highest accuracy
- Access the relative change in copeptin values between baseline and post-surgery as a predictor for diabetes insipidus development.
Description
Patient serum levels of copeptin would be measured after phlebotomy of 3 ml of blood in EDTA tube twice a) within 1-4 hours of extubation and b) within 4-24 hours of extubation (the morning following surgery).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with sellar and suprasellar masses who undergo neurosurgical procedure at Mayo Clinic Rochester.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with preexisting CDI.