Prognostic significance of indocyanine green clearance in critically ill surgical patients

Abstract
The plasma clearance rate of indocyanine green (ICG) by the liver was measured in 39 critically ill surgical patients, 5 of whom died. The clearance rate in survivors and nonsurvivors was 11.1 +/- 7.1% and 4.8 +/- 4.3%, respectively (p less than .001). We believe that indocyanine green clearance in the critically ill surgical patient is a simple, useful measure of hepatic function which is directly associated with outcome.

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