Fig. 3From: A combination of SOFA score and biomarkers gives a better prediction of septic AKI and in-hospital mortality in critically ill surgical patients: a pilot studya–b In-hospital mortality. SOFA and APACHE II scores and serum and urinary levels of NGAL. a SOFA and APACHE II scores. b NGAL. The serum and urinary levels are represented as scatter dot plots, and the medians are reported. The arithmetic means of the tested parameters are indicated by a line. SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, NGAL neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinBack to article page