The combined use of interleukin-6 with serum albumin for mortality prediction in critically ill elderly patients: the interleukin-6-to-albumin ratio

• Main Authors: Lim, Kai Yang, Wan Muhd Shukeri, Wan Fadzlina, Wan Hassan, Wan Mohd Nazaruddin, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Hanafi, Muhammad Hafiz
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd 2022
• Subjects: RC82 Medical Emergencies, Critical Care, Intensive Care, First Aid
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/104419/2/104419_The%20combined%20use%20of%20interleukin-6.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/104419/3/104419_The%20Combined%20Use%20of%20Interleukin-6%20_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/104419/; https://www.ijccm.org/abstractArticleContentBrowse/IJCCM/64/26/10/29975/abstractArticle/Article

Background: 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...