Hypoalbuminemia at admission predicts the development of acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Development of acute kidney injury (AKI) is common and is associated with poor outcomes. We aimed to determine whether hypoalbuminemia (HA) at admission could be a risk factor for the development of AKI and mortality in hospitalized patients.

Methods

We enrolled patients who were admitted to Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from January 2013 to December 2013. HA at admission was defined as a serum albumin level < 3.4 mg/dL measured within two days after admission. AKI was defined as an increase in the serum creatinine level by ≥0.3 mg/dL or ≥1.5 times of the baseline value during the hospital stay.

Results

A total of 19,472 patients were enrolled and divided into HA and normoalbuminemia (NA) groups at admission. The incidence of AKI was 10.7% (340

SUBMITTER: Yu MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5516984 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature