Serum albumin level and nosocomial pneumonia in stroke patients

To differentiate the ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke with the most accurate method can be carried out by Computerized Tomography(CT) scan. However, because the restrictor on access and cost, not all patients could gain the advantage of CT scan. Examination ofalbumin is a quick and easy test. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum albumin level in patient suffering ischemic andhemorrhagic stroke. A cross sectional study of 60 ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients was performed at the Neurologic Departmentof Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital Makassar, from March up to August 2008. Albumin – levels was measured using the colorimetricBCG method, using the Cobas Integra 400 Autoanalyser. The data were than analyzed with SPSS 11.5 software and t test. Among the60 samples of the ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke were found mean values of serum albumin level is 3.38 ± 0.120 and hemorrhagicstroke is 3.51 ± 0.0938 with p value is 0.495. There were no significantly different between the serum albumin level of the ischemicand hemorrhagic stroke patients.

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Correlation of Serum Albumin Level with Short Term Outcome of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

QJM ◽

10.1093/qjmed/hcab102.019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Mohammed Saad El-Din Mahmud ◽

Hala Mahmoud EL-Khawas ◽

Hossam El Din Mahmoud Afify ◽

Mohamed Mohamed Tawfik

Keyword(s):

Ischemic Stroke ◽

Serum Albumin ◽

Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽

Serum Albumin Level ◽

Albumin Level ◽

Modified Rankin Scale ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Short Term ◽

The Mean ◽

Discharge From Hospital

Abstract Objectives We aimed to Detect if there is association between serum albumin level in acute ischemic stroke patients and its short term neurological and functional outcome in a tertiary care hospital in Cairo. Methods The study was carried out as descriptive (cross-sectional) study conducted on 50 cases first-ever acute ischemic stroke patients were enrolled between June 2018 to December 2018 with follow up after 30 days of discharge from hospital. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were strictly exercised. National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin scale (mRS) score was noted. Serum albumin (SA) was estimated from blood Clinical, functional, and radiological evaluation was done for the patients. Statistical SPSS 20.0 software and Microsoft excel were used for statistical analysis (P ≤ 0.05).Relationship between serum albumin and stroke outcome was determined. Results A total of 50 stroke cases were thus included in the study comprising 34 males and 16 females. The mean age of patients was 40-65 [59.26±6.25] years, we found the most prevalent risk factors in the present study results were hypertension 36 (72.0%). The mean serum level of albumin were (3.73±0.63) on day o of onset and (3.72±0.63) after 30 days of discharge from hospital. Bivariate analysis shows serum albumin was inversely associated with NIHS score and mRS on day o of onset and after 30 days of discharge from hospital which were NIHSS(r= -0.264, P = 0.044) (r= -0.645, P = <0.001) and mrs (r= -0.321, P = 0.031) (r= -0.587, P = <0.001) respectively. Conclusion Hypoalbuminemia had influence to degree of stroke severity, degree of disability and functional outcome. Serum albumin levels had a negatively correlation with NIHSS score and modified Rankin scale. Low serum albumin levels associated with poor prognosis in acute ischemic stroke patients.

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Combination of Low Body Mass Index and Low Serum Albumin Level Leads to Poor Functional Recovery in Stroke Patients

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases ◽

10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.10.008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 448-453 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Yosuke Kimura ◽

Minoru Yamada ◽

Tomohiro Kakehi ◽

Atsunori Itagaki ◽

Naoki Tanaka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Serum Albumin ◽

Body Mass ◽

Functional Recovery ◽

Serum Albumin Level ◽

Albumin Level ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Low Body Mass Index ◽

Low Serum

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease frequency and associated factors at admission of acute stroke

Hepatology International ◽

10.1007/s12072-021-10253-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Takahisa Mori ◽

Kazuhiro Yoshioka ◽

Yuhei Tanno

Keyword(s):

Liver Disease ◽

Serum Albumin ◽

Fatty Liver Disease ◽

Serum Albumin Level ◽

Albumin Level ◽

High Serum ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Alcoholic Fatty Liver ◽

Very High ◽

Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Abstract Background/purpose of the study If non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) frequency is very high in stroke patients, NAFLD may be a risk factor for stroke and identifying factors of NAFLD presence may lead to stroke prevention. This retrospective study aimed to investigate whether NAFLD frequency was very high and identify factors associated with NAFLD presence at acute stroke admission. Methods We included stroke patients aged 40 − 79 years who (1) were admitted from 2016 to 2019, within 24 h of onset; (2) underwent abdominal ultrasonography; and (3) underwent blood examination of biomarkers. We evaluated the frequency and significant factors of NAFLD presence. Results Among 1672 stroke patients, 676 patients met our inclusion criteria, and 267 patients (39.5%) had NAFLD. Compared to patients without NAFLD, patients with NAFLD were young; had high anthropometric values; high blood pressure; low aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase ratio (AST/ALT) ratio; high levels of liver enzymes, serum albumin, HbA1c, and serum lipids; low-density lipoprotein; high serum level of some fatty acids; and high fatty acid% of palmitic acid (PA) and dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA). After excluding variables with multicollinearity, independent NAFLD-presence factors were high body mass index (BMI), low AST/ALT ratio, high serum albumin level, high PA%, and high DGLA level. Conclusions The frequency of NAFLD was high in our patient group. Significant NAFLD-presence factors were high BMI, low AST/ALT ratio, high serum albumin level, high PA%, and high DGLA level. A further study is warranted to determine the effects of the NAFLD-presence factors on stroke onset or prevention.

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