Prealbumin is not sensitive indicator of nutrition and prognosis in critical ill patients

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-26

  Lim, Seung Hui ^a   Lee, Jong Seok ^a   Chae, Sang Hee ^a   Ahn, Bo Sook ^a   Chang, Dong Jin ^a   Shin, Cheung Soo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Critical ill patients; Prealbumin; Prognostic indicator

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 14944366491     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2005.46.1.21     Document Type: Article

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