Serum Albumin as a Biomarker of Poor Prognosis in the Pediatric Patients in Intensive Care Unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Serum albumin as an indicator of the disease severity and mortality is suggested in adult patients, but its role in pediatric patients has not been established. The objectives of this study are to investigate the albumin level as a biomarker of poor prognosis and to compare it with other mortality predictive indices in children in intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods

Medical records of 431 children admitted to the ICU at Severance Hospital from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Children who expired within 24 hours after ICU admission, children with hepatic or renal failure, and those who received albumin replacement before ICU admission were excluded.

Results

The children with hypoalbuminemia had higher 28-day mortality rate

SUBMITTER: Kim YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6786677 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature