Czempik PF, Czepczor K, Czok MZ. Should we change reference range for serum albumin in major gastrointestinal surgery? Preoperative serum albumin as an important prognostic factor.
J Perioper Pract 2019;
30:271-276. [PMID:
31573380 DOI:
10.1177/1750458919875583]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
The aim of the study was to analyse prognostic value of laboratory markers of nutritional status in gastrointestinal surgery.
METHODS
We performed a retrospective analysis of clinical and laboratory data of 102 patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit following elective gastrointestinal surgery. The outcome measures included hospital mortality, infectious complications, surgical complications and length of stay.
RESULTS
Forty-eight patients had all three laboratory markers of nutritional status determined before surgery and these patients constituted our study group. We found correlations between preoperative serum albumin and hospital mortality, risk of reoperation and urinary tract infection. Preoperative total serum protein correlated with urinary tract infection. Total lymphocyte count was predictive of bacteraemia. No statistically significant correlations were found between markers of nutritional status and length of stay.
CONCLUSIONS
Serum albumin concentration at the lower limit is associated with increased mortality, reoperation, urinary tract infection. Total serum protein predicts urinary tract infection, whereas total lymphocyte count predicts bacteraemia.
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