Preoperative Serum Albumin as Predictor of Outcomes After Thyroidectomy
Bao Yue Sciscent,
Hanel Watkins Eberly,
F. Jeffrey Lorenz
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveAlbumin is considered to be a surrogate marker for inflammation and nutritional status. Levels usually decrease after surgery but little is known about the predictive value of preoperative albumin levels in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. This study aimed to investigate the 30‐day incidence of postoperative outcomes in thyroidectomy patients with and without preoperative hypoalbuminemia.Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingTriNetX Database.MethodsTriNetX, a federated deidentified database,… Show more
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