Hypoalbuminemia in Critically Ill Patients With Cancer: Incidence and Mortality

✍ Scribed by Namendys-Silva, S. A.; Gonzalez-Herrera, M. O.; Texcocano-Becerra, J.; Herrera-Gomez, A.

• Book ID: 121861127
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 290 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1049-9091
• DOI: 10.1177/1049909110384841

✦ Synopsis

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of hypoalbuminemia in critically ill patients with cancer and to describe the relationship of serum albumin levels to mortality. Design: An observational cohort study. There were no interventions. Results: During the study period, 200 patients were eligible for inclusion. A total of 164 (82%) patients had a serum albumin concentration below 35 g/L, of which 91 (55.5%) patients had levels of albumin ≤20 g/L. The mean serum albumin was 18.17 g/L. The crude mortality rate was 22.5%. The highest mortality rate (73%) was seen in the group of patients whose serum albumin levels were <20 g/L. Conclusion: The incidence of hypoalbuminemia in critically ill patients with cancer admitted to ICU was high.