Prognostic significance of indocyanine green clearance in critically ill surgical patients
- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Critical Care Medicine
- Vol. 12 (2) , 115-116
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198402000-00007
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.Keywords
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