Open AccessThe Combined Use of Interleukin-6 with Serum Albumin for Mortality Prediction in Critically Ill Elderly Patients: The Interleukin-6-to-albumin Ratio
Author(s) -
Mohd Basri Mat Nor,
Wan Fadzlina Wan Muhd Shukeri,
Wan Mohd Nazaruddin Wan Hassan,
Kai Yang Lim,
Muhammad Hafiz Hanafi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24324
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , confidence interval , albumin , intensive care unit , gastroenterology , area under the curve , receiver operating characteristic , serum albumin , critically ill
The association between interleukin-6 (IL-6) and serum albumin (ALB) with mortality in critically ill elderly patients, either as stand-alone biomarkers or in combination, has been scarcely reported. We, therefore, aimed to investigate the prognostic value of the IL-6-to-albumin ratio in this special population.