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Do nutritional indices (serum albumin, creatinine-height index, weight-height index) predict survival in critically ill patients?
Do nutritional indices (serum albumin, creatinine-height index, weight-height index) predict survival in critically ill patients?
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A serum albumin level below 2.5 g/dl is a strong prognostic indicator for survival in critically ill patients.
Seventeen critically ill patients were studied prospectively to determine the relationship of serum albumin, creatinine-height index (CHI) and weight-height index (WHI) to clinical outcome. Use of the conventional "normal values" as cut-offs failed to discriminate between survivors and nonsurvivors better than chance alone. A serum albumin less than 2.5 g/dl correctly separated 93% of the patients in terms of survival prognosis.
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