Hypoalbuminemia Is an Independent Risk Factor for 30-Day Mortality, Postoperative Complications, Readmission, and Reoperation in the Operative Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Trauma Patient

Structured PICO

Is hypoalbuminemia an independent risk factor for 30-day mortality, postoperative complications, readmission, and reoperation in operative lower extremity orthopaedic trauma patients?

Population

Operative lower extremity orthopaedic trauma patients

Intervention

Hypoalbuminemia

Outcome

30-day mortality, postoperative complications, readmission, and reoperationhard clinical

Hypoalbuminemia is identified as an independent risk factor for adverse 30-day outcomes in lower extremity orthopaedic trauma patients.

Abstract

Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

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