Proteinuria correlates with patient outcome and with markers of systemic inflammation

Proteinuria expressed as proteinuria/creatininuria ratio (Pto/Cro, mg/mg) in the weeks following patient admission. Data are given as weekly average of daily values. Only non-oliguric patients were included and the number of patients for each week was: week 1, n = 19; week 2, n = 19; week 3, n = 17; week 4, n = 15; week 5, n = 10; week 6, n = 7; week 7, n = 6; week 8, n = 5. Overall mean proteinuria in pre-acute renal failure (ARF) vs ARF periods and in deceased vs surviving patients. Relationship between Pto/Cro and indexes of systemic inflammatory state in ARF period. Pto/Cro negatively correlated with platelet count and positively with white blood cell (WBC) count . Student t test and linear regression analysis were performed where appropriate. Data for different parameters are also shown as minimal square fitting curves.Copyright information:Taken from "Circulating plasma factors induce tubular and glomerular alterations in septic burns patients"http://ccforum.com/content/12/2/R42Critical Care 2008;12(2):R42-R42.Published online 25 Mar 2008PMCID:PMC2447585.