Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Comparison of urine albumin within 6 hrs of intensive care unit (ICU) admission with demography, clinical classification, outcome, inotrope/vasopressor requirement, clinical assessment of mortality risk, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores. DESIGN: Urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) was measured on ICU admission (ACR 1) and after 4-6 hrs (ACR 2). SETTING: A 17-bed general ICU in a university teaching hospital. PATIENTS: Unselected medical (206) and surgical (225) patients recruited prospectively. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Bedside urine ACR was measured by nurses using a Bayer DCA 2000 analyzer and expressed in mg/mmol (reference range
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2158-66 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Critical care medicine |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2006 |