Association of a low serum albumin with infection and increased mortality in critically Ill patients

Abstract

214 patients among 282 consecutive admissions had at least one measurement of serum albumin (SA) during their stay on the ICU and were classified according to their stay on the ICU and were classified according to their lowest value of SA. Mean SA was 2.88±0.74 g/100 ml. Survivors had a mean SA (3.18±0.60) higher than non-survivors (2.35±0.68 g/100 ml) (p2=73.9) and mortality (x²=69.7) (p<0.05). The percentage of infected patients who died increased in groups with lower SA.