WCN25-183 PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF BLOOD UREA NITROGEN TO ALBUMIN RATIO (BAR) FOR IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AMONG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI): A MULTICENTER CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Acute kidney Injury (AKI) pertains to an abrupt decline in renal function based on changes in plasma creatinine, urine output, and use of renal replacement therapy, affecting over 13 million people around the world. It was demonstrated that patients with high BUN/albumin ratio (BAR) had increased incidence of AKI and that initial BAR could serve as a good predictor for incident AKI. However, no study published before was made to evaluate the relationship between BAR and incident AKI mortality. Hence, this study was conceptualized to determine if BAR is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality.