Beck Frederick K, Rosenthal Thomas C
State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
Am Fam Physician. 2002 Apr 15;65(8):1575-8.
Determining the level of prealbumin, a hepatic protein, is a sensitive and cost-effective method of assessing the severity of illness resulting from malnutrition in patients who are critically ill or have a chronic disease. Prealbumin levels have been shown to correlate with patient outcomes and are an accurate predictor of patient recovery. In high-risk patients, prealbumin levels determined twice weekly during hospitalization can alert the physician to declining nutritional status, improve patient outcome, and shorten hospitalization in an increasingly cost-conscious economy.
测定前白蛋白（一种肝脏蛋白）水平，是评估重症或患有慢性疾病的患者因营养不良导致的疾病严重程度的一种敏感且经济有效的方法。前白蛋白水平已被证明与患者预后相关，并且是患者康复的准确预测指标。在高风险患者中，住院期间每周两次测定前白蛋白水平，可提醒医生注意患者营养状况的下降，改善患者预后，并在日益注重成本的经济环境中缩短住院时间。
