Perioperative malnutrition and its relationship to length of stay and complications in patients undergoing surgery for cervical myelopathy.

Conclusions: Low prealbumin levels were associated with prolonged LOS after surgery for cervical myelopathy. We need to better define the effects of malnutrition in patients with cervical myelopathy in the future. PMID: 29404194 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29404194?dopt=Abstract

Source: Surgical Neurology International - February 7, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research