ArticleEmergency medicine international2021
Utility of the Lactate/Albumin Ratio as a Predictor for Mortality in Necrotizing Fasciitis Patients.
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- EarlyPostoperative Lactate-to-Preoperative Albumin Ratio with In-Hospital Mortality After Elective Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Association of Early Postoperative Biochemical Markers with a Composite Adverse Perioperative Outcome After Bariatric Surgery.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Lactate as a biomarker for discriminating and assessing prognosis of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Review
- Cox-Based Prediction of 28-Day Mortality in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: Development and External Validation.Infection and drug resistance · 2026Article
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- Association between the lactate-albumin ratio and microcirculation changes in Pediatric Septic patients.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe lactate/albumin (L/A) ratio has been proposed as a prognostic marker because the ratio is associated with multiple organ failure and mortality in critically ill patients. We aimed to investigate the clinical utility of the L/A ratio as a good prognostic indicator of mortality in a cohort of necrotizing fasciitis patients.
methodThis retrospective study was conducted in two tertiary hospitals in Taiwan between 2015 and 2020. We reviewed adult patients with measured serum lactate and albumin on the emergency department (ED) arrival to evaluate the prognostic performance of the lactate and lactate/albumin (L/A) ratio for outcome prediction.
resultOf the 262 NF patients, 20 (7.63%) died in the hospital. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) value of the L/A ratio (0.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.69-0.81,
conclusionThe prognostic performance of the L/A ratio was superior to a single measurement of lactate for predicting in-hospital mortality and intensive care unit (ICU) lengths in necrotizing fasciitis patients. Aggressive intervention and intensive care were necessary for high-risk NF patients upon ED arrival.
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