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ArticleRevista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)2023

An analysis of lactate/albumin, procalcitonin/albumin, and blood urea nitrogen/albumin ratios as a predictor of mortality in uroseptic patients.

Ahmet Şahin, Sinem Bayrakçı, Selda Aslan

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Article in Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ahmet ŞahinDr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Gaziantep, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8377-8293
Sinem BayrakçıDr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, Department of Intensive Care Unit - Gaziantep, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7462-3134
Selda AslanDr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Gaziantep, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8695-7118

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objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the ratios of lactate/albumin, procalcitonin/albumin, and blood urea nitrogen/albumin to predict 14- and 28-day mortality in uroseptic patients. Urosepsis is a disease with high mortality, and early diagnosis and treatment are important.

methodsPatients with urosepsis who were admitted to the intensive care unit between January 2021 and September 2022, had a follow-up of at least 28 days, and met the inclusion criteria were evaluated retrospectively.

resultsThe mean age was 70.23 (15.66) years and 84 (53.85%) were males. The number of non-survivors were 75 (48%) in the 14-day mortality group and 97 (62.1%) in the 28-day mortality group. Based on the 14-day mortality data, the blood urea nitrogen/albumin ratio was higher in non-survivors vs. survivors (median, 15.88 vs. 9.62), and the lactate/albumin ratio was higher (median, 0.96 vs. 0.52, p<0.01, all). Based on the 28-day mortality data, the blood urea nitrogen/albumin ratio was higher in non-survivors vs. survivors (median, 14.78 vs. 8.46), and the lactate/albumin ratio was higher (median, 0.90 vs. 0.50, p<0.01, all).

conclusionIt is very difficult to determine the prognosis of patients admitted to the emergency department with the diagnosis of urosepsis. The lactate/albumin ratio and the blood urea nitrogen/albumin ratio can be used as early prognostic markers for both 14-day and 28-day mortality until more reliable markers are identified.

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ProcalcitoninSepsisAgedBlood Urea NitrogenFemaleHumansLactic AcidMalePrognosisRetrospective StudiesSerum AlbuminLactic AcidProcalcitoninSerum Albumin

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