ArticleInternational journal of clinical practice2021
Can prognostic nutritional index predict mortality in intensive care patients with COVID-19?
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- Comparison of the NUTRIC-PNI score and NUTRIC score to assess nutritional risk and predict 28-day mortality in critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study in Vietnam.Acute and critical care · 2026Article
- Predictivity of the Prognostic Nutritional Index and Systemic Inflammation Index for All-Cause In-Hospital Mortality in Geriatric and Adult COVID-19 Inpatients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The role of nutritional risk evaluation in predicting adverse outcomes among patients with severe COVID-19 in Vietnam.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Association of Prognostic Nutritional Index with Severity and Mortality of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Nutritional Risk Assessment Scores Effectively Predict Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Severe COVID-19.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Can prognostic nutritional index predict mortality in intensive care patients with COVID-19?International journal of clinical practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesPNI is a calculated parameter using the albumin and the lymphocyte count from the CBC, which demonstrates the immunological and nutritional status of the patient. The aim of this study is to show the relationship between PNI and mortality in COVID-19 patients and to reveal a PNI cut-off value for mortality. MATERIALS AND
methodsData of 690 PCR positive COVID-19 ICU patients were recorded. COVID-19 ICU patients were divided into two groups; the first group consisted of survivors, while the second group consisted of patients who died in the ICU. Patients were also evaluated in two groups according to the PNI cut-off value that predicted mortality (PNI ≤ 42.00, PNI ≥ 43) and were compared in terms of demographics, laboratory parameters, clinical findings and mortality rates.
resultsWhen 690 COVID-19 patients were divided into two groups as survivors (50.6%) and deceased (49.4%) in intensive care, PNI value was significantly lower in the deceased group compared to the surviving group (P < .001). The PNI cut-off value predicting mortality was determined as ≤42. Patients were classified into two groups according to the PNI cut-off value. PNI ≤42 was determined as an independent risk factor for mortality (OR:2.9 P < .001). AUC values for PNI, albumin, and lymphocyte were 0.628, 0.612, and 0.590, respectively; P < .001 for all.
conclusionPNI is an inexpensive method that can be easily calculated on the basis of routine laboratory parameters. We believe that the PNI value of COVID-19 patients on admission to the ICU may be an independent factor to predict mortality.
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