Table 2.
FMCNA Population, Possible Impact of Intervention |
Percentage of Patients With Albumin Level ≤3.5 g/dL Improved by 0.2 g/dL |
||
---|---|---|---|
25% | 50% | 75% | |
Number of hospitalization potential events avoided (%) |
823 (0.80) | 1,646 (1.59) | 2,468 (2.59) |
Potential hospital days avoided (%) | 2,624 (0.67) | 5,247 (1.35) | 7,871 (2.02) |
Potential percentage decline in crude death rate | −0.24 | −0.48 | −0.72 |
Potential lives saved | 189 | 369 | 553 |
Abbreviations: FMCNA, Fresenius Medical Care, North America.
Reprinted with permission from Lacson et al.37