Determining the Optimal Quantitative Threshold for Preoperative Albumin Level Before Elective Colorectal Surgery.

Victoria A BenderskyZhifei SunMohamed A AdamChristel RushingJina KimLinda YoungwirthMegan TurnerJohn MigalyChristopher R Mantyh

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2017)

This study objectively determines that a threshold preoperative serum albumin of ≥3.9 mg/dL is associated with improved outcomes in elective colorectal surgery patients. Each 0.5 mg/dL decrease in albumin was progressively associated with increased risk for complications. Identifying a minimum albumin threshold has implications in perioperative optimization of patients undergoing colorectal surgery.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cardiac surgery
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
patient reported outcomes
insulin resistance