African-American and white patients admitted to the intensive care unit: is there a difference in therapy and outcome?
After adjusting for variations in patient characteristics at ICU admission, race has no significant effect on hospital survival. The small but statistically significant differences in adjusted ICU length of stay and resource use could indicate undertreatment for African-Americans or overtreatment for whites.
Plasma F2-isoprostanes were independently associated with reduced strength in chronic kidney disease patients.