title: Comparison of nutritional indices and outcome in critically ill patients.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D003404:Creatinine