Elevated urea-to-creatinine ratio provides a biochemical signature of muscle catabolism and persistent critical illness after major trauma.
Ryan W HainesParjam ZolfaghariYize WanRupert M PearseZudin PuthuchearyJohn R ProwlePublished in: Intensive care medicine (2019)
Elevated urea:creatinine ratio accompanies skeletal muscle wasting representing a biochemical signature of persistent critical illness after major trauma. If prospectively confirmed, urea:creatinine ratio is a potential surrogate of catabolism to examine in epidemiological and interventional studies.