The Association of Pre-operative Serum Albumin Levels and Post-operative In-Hospital Death in Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgeries in Thailand: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Severe pre-operative hypoalbuminemia in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery was associated with an increased risk of in-hospital mortality. The risk of death for patients with severe hypoalbuminemia was relatively similar when using different cut-offs such as < 2.0 and <2.5 g/dL.