Relationships between human serum albumin levels and septic shock, in-hospital, and out-of-hospital mortality in elderly patients with pneumonia in different BMI ranges.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This retrospective cohort identified the association of human serum albumin (HSA) with adverse outcomes (septic shock, in-hospital and out-of-hospital mortality) in elderly hospitalized patients who have community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and specific body mass index (BMI).

Materials and methods

This research included hospitalized CAP individuals (≥ 60 years) and was conducted at a teaching hospital in western China. All the patients were categorized into three populations based on two BMI cutoff values (18.5 kg/m² and 24 kg/m²). The data was acquired from medical records, local government mortality databases, and telephone interviews. Binomial logistic regression analysis was used to explore the associations between low HSA and septic shock a

SUBMITTER: Huang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11423505 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature