The impact of hypoalbuminemia on postoperative outcomes after outpatient surgery: a national analysis of the NSQIP database

CONCLUSIONS: Hypoalbuminemia is associated with major complications and death in outpatient surgery. Since hypoalbuminemia is a potential modifiable intervention, future clinical trials to evaluate the impact of optimizing preoperative albumin levels before outpatient surgery are warranted.PMID:35761062 | DOI:10.1007/s12630-022-02280-7
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Source Type: research