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Preoperative hypoalbuminemia as a prognosis indicator in patients with surgical sepsis and septic shock [PDF]

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
Introduction: Sepsis and septic shock are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hypoalbuminemia is commonly observed preoperatively and may serve as a prognostic factor for predicting severity of sepsis and septic shock ...
Van Minh Nguyen, Anh Nguyen Tran Dieu, Hoang Bach Nguyen, Xuan Thinh Tran, Thi Thuy Nga Bui, Tran Huu Thong, Jordan Francke, Thang Phan   +7 more
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Occurrence of hypoalbuminemia in cases of rhino-orbito-cererbral mucormycosis and its relationship with the disease severity according to staging, a tertiary care center-based study

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Mucormycosis is a serious but rare fungal infection with increasing incidence of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) in the setting of COVID-19.
Shyamash Mandal , Monoj Mukherjee , Satish Reddy Satty , Souvik Das , Atanu Chandra   +4 more
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Association between postoperative hypoalbuminemia and postoperative pulmonary imaging abnormalities patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors: a retrospective cohort study

Scientific Reports, 2022
Hypoalbuminemia is associated with poor outcome in patients undergoing surgery intervention. The main aim for this study was to investigate the incidence and the risk factors of postoperative hypoalbuminemia and assessed the impact of postoperative ...
Da-wei Zhao, Feng-chun Zhao, Xu-yang Zhang, Kai-yan Wei, Yi-bin Jiang, Dan Liu, Shui-xian Zhang, Hua Feng, Rong Hu   +8 more
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The Association of Pre-operative Serum Albumin Levels and Post-operative In-Hospital Death in Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgeries in Thailand: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Drugs - Real World Outcomes, 2023
Background Pre-operative hypoalbuminemia is known to predict negative outcomes for patients undergoing major surgeries. However, various cut-off points for starting exogenous albumin have been recommended.
Porapong Petch-in, Surasak Saokaew, Pochamana Phisalprapa, Piyameth Dilokthornsakul   +3 more
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Effect of hypoalbuminemia on short-term outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery: A propensity score matching analysis

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
PurposeThe purpose of our study was to investigate the effect of pre-operative hypoalbuminemia on the short-term outcomes after primary colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery.Materials and methodsThe retrospective study enrolled CRC patients who underwent ...
Bing Kang, Bing Kang, Zhi-Qiang Zhao, Xiao-Yu Liu, Yu-Xi Cheng, Wei Tao, Zheng-Qiang Wei, Dong Peng   +7 more
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Prevalence, microbiological profile, and risk factors of surgical site infections in Saudi patients with colorectal cancer

Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Resection surgery in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) patients is associated with potential complications, including surgical site infection (SSI).
Marwh Gassim Aldriwesh, Abrar Alnodley, Norah Almutairi, Mohammed Algarni, Ayyob Alqarni, Bayan Albdah, Mutaib Mashraqi   +6 more
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Post-chemotherapy pneumonia in Chinese patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: Outcomes and predictive model

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Pulmonary infections account for a large proportion of life-threatening adverse events that occur after chemotherapy in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL); however, data on their influencing risk factors and the effects of infection are ...
Jinrong Zhao, Yan Zhang, Wei Wang, Wei Zhang, Daobin Zhou   +4 more
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Expanded CURB-65: A new score system predicts severity of community-acquired pneumonia with superior efficiency [PDF]

, 2016
Aim of this study was to develop a new simpler and more effective severity score for communityacquired pneumonia (CAP) patients. A total of 1640 consecutive hospitalized CAP patients in Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University were included ...
Dong, Xiao Jun, Falcone, Marco, Farcomeni, Alessio, Liu, Jin Liang, Lu, Rui Qing, Luo, Shu Ya, Shi, Ling Xian, Venditti, Mario, Wu, Xue Jie, Xu, Feng, Zhao, Ying Li, Zhou, Hui   +11 more
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Apixaban Prophylactic Anticoagulation in Patients with Nephrotic Syndrome

TH Open, 2022
Background Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events (TEs), due to hemostatic derangements. The use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in the prevention of TE has not been studied intensively in patients ...
Tess Van Meerhaeghe, Alexandre Cez, Karine Dahan, Emmanuel Esteve, Ismail Elalamy, Jean Jacques Boffa, Eleonore Ponlot   +6 more
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Albumin concentrations are primarily determined by the body cell mass and the systemic inflammatory response in cancer patients with weight loss [PDF]

, 2001
The association between hypoalbuminemia and poor prognosis in patients with cancer is well recognized. However, the factors that contribute to the fall in albumin concentrations are not well understood.
Colin S. McArdle, Donald C. McMillan, Fearon KCH, Hazel R. Scott, Kotler DP, McMillan DC, McMillan DC, Micozzi MS, O'Gorman P, Patricia O'Gorman, Preston T, Schneider SM, Tom Preston, Walter S. Watson, Watson WS   +14 more
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