Open AccessBlood Urea Nitrogen to Serum Albumin Ratio (BAR) Predicts Critical Illness in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Author(s) -
Dong Huang,
Huan Yang,
Yu He,
Ting Wang,
Chengliang Zhu,
Zongan Liang,
Rong Yao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s326204
Subject(s) - medicine , receiver operating characteristic , logistic regression , blood urea nitrogen , intensive care unit , mechanical ventilation , nomogram , retrospective cohort study , area under the curve , gastroenterology , creatinine
We sought to explore the prognostic value of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) to serum albumin ratio (BAR) and further develop a prediction model for critical illness in COVID-19 patients.