The relationship between hematocrit and serum albumin levels difference and mortality in elderly sepsis patients in intensive care units-a retrospective study based on two large database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sepsis still threatens the lives of more than 300 million patients annually and elderly patients with sepsis usually have a more complicated condition and a worse prognosis. Existing studies have shown that both Hematocrit (HCT) and albumin (ALB) can be used as potential predictors of sepsis, and their difference HCT-ALB has a significant capacity to diagnose infectious diseases. Currently, there is no relevant research on the relationship between HCT-ALB and the prognosis of elderly sepsis patients. Therefore, this study aims to explore the association between HCT-ALB and mortality in elderly patients with sepsis.

Methods

This study was a multi-center retrospective study based on the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-IV) database and the eICU Col

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9295343 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature