The Combination of SOFA Score and Urinary NGAL May Be an Effective Predictor for Ventilator Dependence among Critically Ill Surgical Patients: A Pilot Study.
Hsin-I TsaiYu-Chieh LuHao-Wei KouHeng-Yuan HsuSong-Fong HuangChun-Wei HuangChao-Wei LeePublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
The current study demonstrated the predictive capability of urinary NGAL for ventilator dependence among critically ill surgical patients. When combined with SOFA score, the predictive ability was further augmented. Further large-scale studies are warranted to validate our findings.