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Serum albumin and mortality in very low birth weight infants

Department of Neonatology, National Maternity Hospital, University College Dublin, Ireland

Correspondence to:
Dr E Molloy, Department of Neonatology, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland; elesean{at}hotmail.com

Serum albumin is a predictor of outcome in adults but its role in paediatric patients is unclear. Earliest albumin was not associated with mortality or morbidity in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. However, the lowest serum albumin had a statistically significant inverse correlation with mortality and potentially plays a prognostic role in VLBW neonates.