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Lactate–Albumin Ratio Tied to TBI Mortality

Admission biomarker showed prognostic value alongside clinical scoring systems in pediatric intensive care

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    Study assessed pediatric TBI patients with a mortality rate of 9%.

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    Admission LAR significantly predicts mortality.

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    Non-survivors had higher PRISM III and lower pGCS scores.

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    LAR AUC was 0.854, with a cutoff of >0.68 for sensitivity and specificity.

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    Limitations include a small sample size and single-center design.

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    Study provides initial evidence of LAR as a prognostic marker for pediatric TBI.

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Lactate–Albumin Ratio Tied to TBI Mortality

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • April 17, 2026

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