title: Correlation between lung injury score and serum albumin levels in patients at risk for developing acute lung injury.
abstract: This is a prospective observational study of 100 consecutive patients who were at risk for developing acute lung injury and were admitted into the surgical intensive care unit. We found a highly significant correlation between an increase in serum albumin levels and a fall in lung injury score and vice versa (r = -0.51, P = 0.000). A highly significant association was also found between mortality, fall in serum albumin levels, rise in lung injury score, and a higher simplified acute physiology score at admission (P = 0.000).
authors.affiliation: Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maskara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Korah
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Antonisamy
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012307:Risk Factors; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin