Diagnostic performance of initial blood urea nitrogen combined with D-dimer levels for predicting in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients

A Cheng, L Hu, Y Wang, L Huang, L Zhao… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The crude mortality rate in critical pneumonia cases with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) reaches 49%. This study aimed to test whether levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in …

Blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio as a predictive factor for pneumonia: A meta-analysis

GP Milas, V Issaris, V Papavasileiou - Respiratory Medicine and Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Pneumonia remains a substantial cause of mortality worldwide. The need for
markers that better categorize patients is growing. We have performed a meta-analysis of …

Metabolic disturbances and inflammatory dysfunction predict severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a retrospective study

S Nie, X Zhao, K Zhao, Z Zhang, Z Zhang, Z Zhang - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading worldwide with 16,558
deaths till date. Serum albumin, high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C), and C-reactive protein …

The role of the BUN/albumin ratio in predicting mortality in COVID-19 patients in the emergency department

K Küçükceran, MK Ayrancı, AS Girişgin, S Koçak… - The American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Due to the high mortality and spread rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19), there are currently serious challenges in emergency department management. As such …

Blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio is a predictor of in-hospital mortality in older emergency department patients

ZD Dundar, K Kucukceran, MK Ayranci - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction In this study, we aimed to evaluate the first measured blood urea nitrogen
(BUN)/albumin ratio in the emergency department (ED) as a predictor of in-hospital mortality …

Blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin ratio as a new prognostic indicator in critical patients with chronic heart failure

Z Lin, Y Zhao, L Xiao, C Qi, Q Chen, Y Li - ESC heart failure, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Chronic heart failure (CHF) is often a common comorbidity in critically ill patients
admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and carries an extremely poor prognosis. The study …

Predictive performance of blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin ratio in elderly patients with gastrointestinal bleeding

SJ Bae, K Kim, SJ Yun, SH Lee - The American journal of emergency …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is one of the most important and the
common causes of patients visiting the emergency department. Dehydrated state leads to …

Prognostic value of blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin ratio in intensive care unit patients with lung cancer

X Peng, Y Huang, H Fu, Z Zhang, A He… - International journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background We aimed to evaluate the prognostic ability of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) to
serum albumin ratio (BAR) to predict in-hospital mortality in patients with lung cancer in the …

Blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin ratio independently predicts mortality in critically ill patients with acute pulmonary embolism

J Fang, B Xu - Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is one of the prominent causes of death in patients with
cardiovascular disease. Currently, reliable biomarkers to predict the prognosis of patients …

The association of blood urea nitrogen levels upon emergency admission with mortality in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

L Chen, L Chen, H Zheng, S Wu… - Chronic Respiratory …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and purpose High blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is associated with an elevated
risk of mortality in various diseases, such as heart failure and pneumonia. Heart failure and …