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Do preoperative nutrition parameters (weight loss and serum albumin) predict postoperative outcomes in elderly general surgery patients?
Do preoperative nutrition parameters (weight loss and serum albumin) predict postoperative outcomes in elderly general surgery patients?
Serum albumin is a reliable preoperative parameter to identify elderly general surgery patients at risk for a complicated postoperative course.
Supports preoperative serum albumin screening to identify at-risk elderly surgical patients; confirms its predictive value for postoperative complications.
This systematic review revealed only 2 preoperative parameters to predict postoperative outcome in elderly general surgery patients: weight loss and serum albumin. Both are open to discussion in their use as a preoperative nutrition parameter. Nonetheless, serum albumin seems a reliable preoperative parameter to identify a patient at risk for nutrition deterioration and related complicated postoperative course.
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