Malnutrition is an independent risk factor for patient morbidity and mortality and is
associated with increased healthcare-related costs. However, a major dilemma exists due to …

Background Human serum albumin acts as a reservoir and transport protein for endogenous
(eg fatty acids or bilirubin) and exogenous compounds (eg drugs or nutrients) in the blood …

Albumin, the most abundant plasma protein, is among the most studied of all proteins, being
important from clinical monitoring, physiological, and therapeutic perspectives. This unique …

Background: Patients at risk of malnutrition and related morbidity and mortality can be
identified with the Nutritional Risk Index (NRI). However, this index remains limited for …

Reduced levels of serum albumin concentration, a routine blood test, within the “normal”
range have been reported to be associated with mortality risk. The literature is reviewed …

Serum hepatic protein (albumin, transferrin, and prealbumin) levels have historically been
linked in clinical practice to nutritional status. This paradigm can be traced to two …

Human serum albumin is a critical plasma protein produced by the liver with a number of
accepted clinical indications in chronic liver disease including management of circulatory …

Background: The prognostic significance of serum albumin levels in patients with sepsis has
previously been reported; however, these studies have not excluded the potential …

Objectives: The association between nutritional status and mortality in critically ill patients is
unclear based on the current literature. To clarify this relation, we analyzed the association …

Relationship between nutritional status and the glomerular filtration rate: Results from the
MDRD Study. Background The relationship between the protein-energy nutritional status …