Serum uric acid on admission cannot predict long-term outcome of critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We aimed to evaluate the association of serum uric acid on admission with long-term outcome of critically ill patients.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III database. The primary endpoint was 90-day mortality. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed, and multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to adjust for potential confounders. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were also used to assess the mortality predictions.

Results

A total of 2,123 patients were included finally with a PSM cohort consisting of 556 90-day non-survivors matched 1:1 with 556 90-day survivors. No statistically significant difference of median admission uric acid

SUBMITTER: Chen Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6080869 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature