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Prognosis prediction by urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein in patients in the intensive care unit admitted from the emergency department: A single-center, historical cohort study Cover

Prognosis prediction by urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein in patients in the intensive care unit admitted from the emergency department: A single-center, historical cohort study

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|Apr 2026

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Fig. 1.

Patient flow chart of the study.

Fig. 2.

ROC curve for mortality within 28-day prediction by urinary L-FABP at 3 hours after ICU admission. AUC: area under the curve; ICU: intensive care unit; L-FABP: liver-type fatty acid-binding protein; ROC: receiver operating characteristic.

Fig. 3.

Kaplan-Meier analysis about Survival for 28 days by urinary L-FABP at 3 hours after ICU admission. ICU: intensive care unit; L-FABP: liver-type fatty acid-binding protein.

Baseline clinical characteristics of the study population

ParametersSurvival group (n = 101) median [IQR]Death group (n = 17) median [IQR]p
Physical data
Age (years)65[48–80]79[75–83]<0.01
Male, n (%)61(60.4)11(64.7)0.94
Height (cm)161[154.3–168]156.5[151–161]0.09
Body weight(kg)60.1[50–68.5]52.6[40–57.8]0.02

Laboratory data
WBC (/μL)11200[8200–16300]8900[7500–12000]0.35
Hb (g/dL)12.2[10.6–13.8]12[9.9–12.8]0.30
CRP (mg/dL)0.14[0.03–1.55]1.09[0.18–5.33]0.07
ALB (g/dL)3.8[3.3–4.2]3.2[2.8–3.6]<0.01
Cre (mg/dL)0.95[0.73–1.45]1.3[0.89–1.45]0.17
Lac (mg/dL)2.1[1.2–3.5]5.4[2.2–12.9]<0.01
L-FABP (at admission) (ng/mL)24.23[5.95–191.04]1006.9[134.41–7381]<0.01
L-FABP (3 hours later) (ng/mL)20.69[7.38–153.96]2921.5[519.02–6104.5]<0.01

Scoring data
APACHE II score19[14–27]34[28–40]<0.01
SOFA score7[3–10]11[9–13]<0.01
Others
External causes, n (%)65(64.4)5(29.4)0.01
Time to ICU admission (min)113[86–203]93[82–107]0.03

Hazard ratio for 28-day survival by urinary L-FABP at 3 hours after ICU admission

Hazard Ratio for 28-Day SurvivalLow L-FABP* (n=74)High L-FABP (n=44)p-value
Crude model, HR [95% CI]1 (reference)32.35 [4.29–244]<0.01
IPTW adjusted, HR [95% CI]1 (reference)8.60 [1.02–72.64]0.047
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62838/jccm-2026-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 207 - 214
Submitted on: Nov 17, 2025
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2026
Published on: Apr 30, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Hirozumi Okuda, Hideki Asai, Koji Yamamoto, Keita Miyazaki, Hidetada Fukushima, Keigo Saeki, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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