title: Serum albumin and mortality in very low birth weight infants.
abstract: Serum albumin is a predictor of outcome in adults but its role in paediatric patients is unclear. Earliest albumin was not associated with mortality or morbidity in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. However, the lowest serum albumin had a statistically significant inverse correlation with mortality and potentially plays a prognostic role in VLBW neonates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, National Maternity Hospital, University College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McCallion
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Khuffash
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Molloy
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D012709:Serum Albumin