Introducción: En la población pediátrica, las quemaduras son una de las principales causas de morbilidad y mortalidad, las de segundo y tercer grado las que requieren con mayor frecuencia ingreso a la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI). Se ha encontrado que el índice lactato/albúmina (ILA) tiene un buen rendimiento pronóstico para mortalidad en pacientes adultos quemados; sin embargo no se ha estudiado en la población pediátrica. Objetivo: Evaluar el rendimiento pronóstico del índice lactato/albúmina para complicaciones en niños de 5 años o menores con quemaduras de segundo y/o tercer grado en la unidad de cuidados intensivos. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de cohorte retrospectivo de tipo pruebas pronósticas, a partir del análisis de las historias clínicas de niños de 5 años o menores con quemaduras de segundo y/o tercer grado ingresados en la UCI en un hospital de ...

Evaluate the prognostic performance of the lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) for complications in children 5 years of age or younger with second and/or third degree burn injuries during hospitalization in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Lima, Peru. In this retrospective cohort study, we conducted prognostic tests by analyzing the medical records of children aged ≤ 5 years who suffered second- and/or third-degree burn injuries and were subsequently admitted to the ICU of a Lima-based hospital between 2017 and 2022. The LAR was calculated using lactate and albumin values measured within the first 48 h post-burn. The area under the curve (AUC) was utilized to evaluate the prognostic performance of the LAR in predicting complications. A cohort of 258 patients aged ≤ 5 years with second- and/or third-degree burn injuries was examined. Among them, 63 patients experienced comp...

Evaluate the prognostic performance of the lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) for complications in children 5 years of age or younger with second and/or third degree burn injuries during hospitalization in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Lima, Peru. In this retrospective cohort study, we conducted prognostic tests by analyzing the medical records of children aged ≤ 5 years who suffered second- and/or third-degree burn injuries and were subsequently admitted to the ICU of a Lima-based hospital between 2017 and 2022. The LAR was calculated using lactate and albumin values measured within the first 48 h post-burn. The area under the curve (AUC) was utilized to evaluate the prognostic performance of the LAR in predicting complications. A cohort of 258 patients aged ≤ 5 years with second- and/or third-degree burn injuries was examined. Among them, 63 patients experienced complication...