Link between the albumin-corrected anion gap and 28 day all‑cause mortality among patients with sepsis complicated with chronic heart failure: A retrospective analysis using the eICU Collaborative Research Database

Chen Zhang; Ali Ma; Juan Ma; Peng Wu; Huiyan Ma; Xueping Ma; Ning Yan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0337973

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Link between the albumin-corrected anion gap and 28 day all‑cause mortality among patients with sepsis complicated with chronic heart failure: A retrospective analysis using the eICU Collaborative Research Database

Chen Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Chen Zhang, Ali Ma

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation First Clinical College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China
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Ali Ma ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Chen Zhang, Ali Ma

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation First Clinical College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China
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Juan Ma,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Heart Centre and Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China
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Peng Wu,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation First Clinical College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China
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Huiyan Ma,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Geriatrics and Special Needs Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China
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Xueping Ma ,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: maxueping4033@126.com (XM); yanning169@yahoo.com (NY)

Affiliations Heart Centre and Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China, Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China
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Ning Yan

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: maxueping4033@126.com (XM); yanning169@yahoo.com (NY)

Affiliations Heart Centre and Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China, Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8190-1921

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Link between the albumin-corrected anion gap and 28 day all‑cause mortality among patients with sepsis complicated with chronic heart failure: A retrospective analysis using the eICU Collaborative Research Database

Chen Zhang,
Ali Ma,
Juan Ma,
Peng Wu,
Huiyan Ma,
Xueping Ma,
Ning Yan

Published: December 16, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337973

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