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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
Urea urinary nitrogen (UUN) and total urinary nitrogen (TUN) were determined in 15 patients to study their relationship mainly in highly catabolic patients. The subjects were: 7 multiple trauma, 3 autologous bone-marrow transplant, 1 tetanus, 4 postcholecystectomy patients; 180 determination were made, 111 of which in highly catabolic phase (TUN > 15 g/day). TUN and UUN are well correlated (r = 0.9742; p < 0.001) in the range 3 to 52 g/ day of TUN. Urea represents the 83.2 +/- 9.4% (M +/- SD). A double-linear formula to calculate TUN from UUN is proposed (for UUN 15 g/ day: TUN = UUN x 1.17 + 0.7; for UUN > 15 g/ day: TUN = UUN + 4). The least square procedure was used to compare the differences between measured and calculated TUN, and the results obtained with the proposed double-linear formula were compared with that obtained employing pre-existing formulas (Lee's and Mackenzie's). Considering all ranges of values studied (3-52 g of TUN) the results obtained were significantly different (p < 0.005); dividing the levels of TUN in 15 g; 16-29 g and 30 g, the results were always better, but the statistical significancy was not always reached.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0261-5614
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-7
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Proposal of a new formula to calculate total urinary nitrogen from urea urinary nitrogen.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Ospedale S. Giovanni, Turin, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article