Association Between Albumin Level and Mortality Among Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Patients.

Mitchell R PadkinsThomas BreenNandan AnavekarGregory BarsnessKianoush KashaniJacob Colin Jentzer

Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2020)

Hypoalbuminemia is common in CICU patients and associated with higher short- and long-term mortality. Progressively lower serum albumin was incrementally associated with higher hospital and post-discharge mortality.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular events
healthcare
risk factors
emergency department
heart failure
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
patient reported
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
electronic health record
drug induced