Predictive value of iron parameters in neurocritically ill patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Iron, an essential mineral for human body, has the potential to cause toxicity at high levels. Previous studies have shown inconsistent predictive value of iron parameters in critically ill patients. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the performance of iron parameters in outcome prediction of neurocritically ill patients.

Methods

Retrospective data were collected from patients admitted to the neurocritical care unit (NCU) of a tertiary teaching hospital between August 2016 and January 2017. The iron parameters were obtained at NCU admission. Primary endpoints were short-term (30-day) mortality and long-term (6-month) poor outcome, with the latter defined as modified Rankin Scale of 4-6. The predictive value of variables was determined with univariate and multivariate log

SUBMITTER: Xie L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6305919 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature