Prognostic significance of lactate/albumin ratio in respiratory failure and sepsis

The lactate-albumin ratio was a better prognostic marker than albumin alone and SOFA score for predicting in-hospital mortality, need for mechanical ventilation and inotropes in sepsis, ARF and combined Sepsis and ARF patients whereas it was statistically equivalent to lactate alone in predicting in hospital outcome. Lactate-albumin ratio also indicated disease progression, where an increase in cut-off value was seen with progressed or severe disease.