Serum albumin is a predictor of outcome in adults but its role in paediatric patients is unclear. Earliest albumin was not associated with mortality or morbidity in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. However the lowest serum albumin had a statistically significant inverse correlation with mortality and potentially plays a prognostic role in VLBW neonates .
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2008 Jan 24. Morris I, McCallion N, El-Khuffash A, Molloy EJ. National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
