- Original Article
- Critical Care Medicine
- Comparative validity of microalbuminuria versus clinical mortality scores to predict pediatric intensive care unit outcomes
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Shifa Nismath, Suchetha S. Rao, B.S. Baliga, Vaman Kulkarni, Gayatri M. Rao
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2020;63(1):20-24. Published online August 12, 2019
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Question: Does microalbuminuria predict mortality in pediatric intensive care unit?
Finding: Positive correlation was found between albumin-creatinine ratio and pediatric intensive care unit stay, organ dysfunction and need of inotropes. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for albumin-creatinine ratio was comparable to mortality scores.
Meaning: Microalbuminuria is a good predictor of outcome in pediatric intensive care unit and is comparable with mortality scores. |
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