Transthyretin as a marker to predict outcome in critically ill patients

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 14-15, 2008, Pages 1126-1130

  Devakonda, Arun ^a   George, Liziamma ^a   Raoof, Suhail ^a   Esan, Adebayo ^a   Saleh, Anthony ^a   Bernstein, Larry H ^a  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critically ill patients; Multivariate classification; Protein energy malnutrition; Stress hypermetabolism; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; PREALBUMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION;

AGED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KERATIN-14; MALE; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PREALBUMIN; PROGNOSIS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 55649118440     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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