"In severe traumatic brain injury, a cheap blood…" — Vikram Chaudhary (#c985)

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In severe traumatic brain injury, a cheap blood test predicts the outcome — patients with higher serum albumin on admission had significantly better outcomes, while age, gender, mode of injury, and diagnosis had no predictive power at all.

— In our words · Source: Role of Serum Albumin as a Prognostic Marker of Outcome in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (Vikram Chaudhary)

[Use when]

The best predictor is often the cheapest measurement — look for the simple variable before the expensive one.

[Why it matters]

ERs get a fast, cheap prognostic signal from a routine lab draw — no scanner required — for early family conversations and ICU resource calls.