Abstract
Microalbuminuria is an established risk factor for renal disease progression in patients with diabetes mellitus, and it is a documented risk factor for increased cardiovascular event among patients with diabetes or general population. Moreover, a lot of kinds of studies were conducted in ICU. Microalbuminuria as well as procalcitonin and CRP was a biomarker of infection, and as well as Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score was a predictive factor for outcome in septic patients. Microalbuminuria increased after operation and improved soon. Microalbuminuria increased but the elevation due to the measurement timing and severity in burn patients. Microalbuminuria increased and might be associated with microvascular permeability after severe stroke patients. Microalbuminuria was a more accurate predictive ability for acute kidney injury than estimated glomerular filtration ratio. Because these findings were supported with the studies of a single center and relatively small population, future studies must be conducted to confirm and validate the findings.
