The effect of Blood Urea Nitrogen/Albumin Ratioin the Short-Term Prognosis of Chronic ObstructivePulmonary Disease

Nalan OGAN, Sertaç ARSLAN, Evrim Eylem AKPINAR, Meral GÜLHAN, Aslıhan ALHAN, Hatice KILIÇ, Hatice Canan HASANOĞLU, Ayşe Demir BAHA, Türkan Zeynep Işıkdoğan FENDOĞLU, Nurdan KÖKTÜRK

Abstract

Objective: There is no definite laboratory parameter in predicting short-term prognosis in patients with chronic obstructivepulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to evaluate the prognostic effect of serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN)/albumin ratioin COPD patients. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study comprising of 264 COPD patients who were in exacerbation period andselected from 4 centers was carried out. Data on demographic characteristics, disease characteristics, comorbid conditionsand short-term prognosis of patients were obtained. and analyzed. Results: The BUN/Albumin ratio was higher in patients with oxygen saturation