Preoperative albumin level serves as a predictor for postoperative pulmonary complications following elective laparoscopic gastrectomy.

CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative albumin level was an independent risk factor for PPCs in elderly GC patients after elective laparoscopic gastrectomy. PMID: 30003856 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30003856?dopt=Abstract

Source: Current Pharmaceutical Design - July 12, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Chen Y, Wu G, Wang R, Chen J Tags: Curr Pharm Des Source Type: research