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ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2025

[Association between serum albumin levels after albumin infusion and 28-day mortality in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury].

Liupan Zhang, Xiaotong Shi, Lulan Li, Rui Shi, Shengli An, Zhenhua Zeng

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Liupan ZhangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, First Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Xiaotong ShiDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Lulan LiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, First Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Rui ShiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510062, China.
Shengli AnDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Zhenhua ZengDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, First Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82172175
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Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the association of serum albumin level after human albumin infusion with 28-day mortality in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and its impact on 90-day outcomes of the patients.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study based on the MIMIC IV database (2008-2019), including 5918 AKI patients treated with albumin in the ICU. Based on serum albumin levels within 72 h after albumin infusion, the patients were divided into low (<30 g/L), medium (30-35 g/L), and high albumin (>35 g/L) groups. Restricted cubic spline regression and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the association of albumin levels with patient mortality, and the results were verified in a external validation cohort consisting of 110 sepsis-induced AKI patients treated in Nanfang Hospital between 2017 and 2022 using survival analysis and multivariate adjustment.

resultsIn the MIMIC training cohort, multivariate logistic regression showed no significant differences in 28-day mortality of the patients with different albumin levels (P>0.05). However, restricted cubic spline analysis indicated a non-linear dose-response relationship between albumin levels and 28-day mortality (threshold effect: risk increased when albumin levels >3.6 g/dL). Secondary endpoint analysis revealed that the patients with high albumin levels had a shorter duration of mechanical ventilation (

conclusionsThe association between increased serum albumin levels following albumin infusion and 28-day mortality of critically ill patients with AKI exhibits a cohort dependency and can be influenced by multiple factors including disease type and severity, infusion strategies, and statistical methods.

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Acute Kidney InjuryCritical IllnessSerum AlbuminAgedFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSerum Albumin28-day mortalityacute kidney injuryalbumin infusioncritically ill patientsserum albumin level

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PMCPMC12104736

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