Impact of albumin infusion on prognosis of intensive care unit patients with congestive heart failure-hypoalbuminemia overlap: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypoalbuminemia is common in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients. Serum albumin is associated with the prognosis of CHF patients. Impact of albumin infusion on prognosis of patients with CHF-hypoalbuminemia overlap remains unclear. We retrospectively investigated the impact of albumin infusion on prognosis of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with CHF-hypoalbuminemia overlap.

Methods

We enrolled all patients whose diagnosis included CHF [ICD-9 (international classification of diseases 9) code =428.0] at first ICU admission from the MIMIC III (Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III) database, and excluded those with missing serum albumin values, with serum albumin >3.4 g/dL or <18 years old. According to the exposure of albumin infusion during hospita

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9264072 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature