Table 3 Prognostic performance of the lactate-to-albumin ratio for complications in children aged ≤ 5 years with second- and/or third-degree burns.

From: Lactate to albumin ratio has limited prognostic value for complications in children under five with burn injuries

Criterion

LAR

Area under the curve

0.63 (0.54–0.71)

Cutoff value

1.25

Sensitivity

41.3% (29–54.5%)

Specificity

86.7% (81.1–91.1%)

Positive predictive value

50.0% (35.8–64.2%)

Negative predictive value

82.0% (76.1–87%)

Positive likelihood ratio

3.10 (1.95–4.92)

Negative likelihood ratio

0.68 (0.55–0.84)

  1. LAR Lactate-to-albumin ratio.
  2. The AUC, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, LR + and LR − are presented with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals.
  3. Complication variables included sepsis, septic shock, respiratory distress syndrome, kidney injury, disseminated intravascular coagulation, multiorgan failure, and death.
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