Role of Albumin as a Nutritional and Prognostic Marker in Elective Intestinal Surgery.

Christian GalataLinda BusseEmrullah BirginChristel WeißJulia HardtChristoph ReißfelderMirko Otto

Published in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2020)

Preoperatively, albumin was a marker for nutritional status even if an inflammatory component was present. Postoperatively, ∆-albumin on POD 1/2 predicted high-grade morbidity. A new marker to identify patients with major complications on POD 4/5 is presented.

Keyphrases

high grade
minimally invasive
low grade
patients undergoing
oxidative stress
risk factors
surgical site infection
coronary artery disease