ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2021
Urea-to-Albumin Ratio and In-Hospital Mortality in Severe Pneumonia Patients.
Article in The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia in the intensive care unit.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Predictive for patients with pneumonia in pediatric intensive care unit.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Association of albumin to urea nitrogen ratio with 30-day mortality in adult hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a retrospective cohort study.Annals of hematology · 2024Article
- Clinical relevance of blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin ratio for predicting bacteremia in very young children with febrile urinary tract infection.Kidney research and clinical practice · 2024Article
- Diagnosis and Prognosis Evaluation of Severe Pneumonia by Lung Ultrasound Score Combined with Serum Inflammatory Markers.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe urea-to-albumin ratio (UAR), as a new marker of the systemic inflammatory response, is associated with the mortality in pneumonia patients. However, the association between the UAR and in-hospital mortality in severe pneumonia (SP) has received little attention.
methodsIn this single-center retrospective cohort study, 212 SP patients in intensive care unit (ICU) from June 1, 2016, to June 1st, 2020, with baseline UAR were enrolled. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. The association of UAR with in-hospital mortality was assessed using a multivariable-adjusted Cox model.
resultsOf 212 patients, the median age was 73.0 (61.0, 82.8) years, 70.8% of patients were male, and the APACHE II score was 20.0 (16.0, 26.0). During the hospital period, 101 (47.6%) patients died. In-hospital mortality rates for the lower and higher UAR were 16 (27.6%) and 85 (55.2%), respectively (
conclusionsHigher UAR levels at the commencement of admission to ICU may be independently associated with increased in-hospital mortality in SP patients.
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