Kai Zhang, Yu Han, Fangming Gu, Zhaoxuan Gu, JiaYu Zhao, Jianguo Chen, Bowen Chen, Min Gao, Zhengyan Hou, Xiaoqi Yu, Tianyi Cai, Yafang Gao, Rui Hu, Jinyu Xie, Tianzhou Liu, Bo Li
Serum chloride level has clinical significance in the prognosis of heart failure. Little is known regarding the association between serum chloride levels and in-hospital mortality in patients with heart failure.This retrospective study used clinical data obtained from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care Database. The study cohort comprised patients who were categorized on the basis of their serum chloride levels, and the primary endpoint was in-hospital mortality. To assess the impact of serum chloride levels at the time of intensive care unit admission on in-hospital mortality, we used various statistical approaches, including multivariable logistic regression models, a generalized additive model, and a two-piecewise linear regression model...
2024: International Heart Journal