Low serum albumin levels predict short- and long-term mortality risk in patients hospitalised to general surgery wards.

Amit AkirovAlexander GorshteinChagit Adler-CohenTali SteinmetzTzipora ShochatIlan Shimon

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2021)

Low albumin levels on admission to general surgery wards are associated with increased short- and long-term mortality. Normalisation of albumin levels before discharge was associated with lower mortality, compared to hypoalbuminaemia before discharge.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes