Blood Urea Nitrogen-to-Albumin Ratio May Predict Mortality in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury from the MIMIC Database: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT: Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a major global health burden, disrupts the neurological system due to accidents and other incidents. While the Glasgow coma scale (GCS) gauges neurological function, it falls short as the sole predictor of overall mortality in TBI patients. This highlights the need for comprehensive outcome prediction, considering not just neurological but also systemic factors. Existing approaches relying on newly developed biomolecules face challenges in clinical implementation. Therefore, we investigated the potential of readily available clinical indicators, like the blood urea nitrogen-to-albumin ratio (BAR), for improved mortality prediction in TBI. In this study, we investigated the significance of the BAR in predicting all-cause mortality in TBI patients. In terms of r

SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10812946 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature