Changes in plasma albumin levels in early detection of infectious complications after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery with ERAS protocol.
Mateusz WierdakMagdalena PisarskaBeata Kuśnierz-CabalaJan WitowskiJadwiga DworakPiotr MajorPiotr MałczakPiotr CeranowiczAndrzej BudzyńskiMichał PędziwiatrPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2018)
We showed that a regular measurement of albumin in the early postoperative days may be beneficial in the detection of postoperative infectious complications. Although changes in albumins are observed early after surgery, this parameter is relatively unspecific.