Urinary excretion of liver-type fatty acid-binding protein reflects the severity of sepsis

Table 3 Urinary L-FABP levels in patients with sepsis

	Number	Urinary L-FABP concentration			Refs.
Septic shock
Non-survivors	68	4366 ± 192 μg/g Cr*			[27]
Survivors	77	483 ± 71 μg/g Cr			[27]
Pediatric sepsis		First urine	Day 1	Day 2
Non-survivors	22	715 ng/ml** (61.4–2470)	370 ng/ml (67.0–2047)	580 ng/ml† (38.8–2053)	[28]
Survivors	83	107 ng/ml (35.1–303)	152 ng/ml (40.1–627)	68.2 ng/ml (21.6–231)	[28]

Urine samples were obtained at the time of admission to the ICU except as otherwise noted. Values are presented as the mean ± SEM [27] or median (interquartile range) [28]
*P < 0.05 vs. survivors; **P = 0.034 vs. survivors; †P = 0.016 vs. survivors
Cr indicates creatinine

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