A Single Centre Experience with Pre-Operative Markers in the Prediction of Outcomes after Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Varun PeriEunice LeeMichael FinkGraham StarkeyMehrdad NikfarjamOsamu YoshinoRuelan FurtadoMarie SinclairAdam TestroAvik MajumdarRobert JonesVijayaragavan MuralidharanMarcos Vinicius PeriniPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2023)
C-reactive protein-albumin ratio > 0.034 is a strong predictor of poor prognosis following liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. In addition, pre-operative hypoalbuminemia was associated with post-operative complications, and future studies are required to assess the potential benefits of albumin replacement in reducing post-surgical morbidity.