SynthesisUpdates in surgery2022
Prognostic role of preoperative albumin-bilirubin score in posthepatectomy liver failure and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Early prediction of severe morbidity after liver resection using serum albumin and ALBI-score in a mixed patient cohort.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Preoperative Albumin-Bilirubin Score as a Predictor of Postoperative Complications After Liver Resection.Cureus · 2026Article
- Elevated Liver Enzymes Can Predict Complications Early After Pancreatic Resection.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Albumin-bilirubin score predicts in-hospital overt hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis: A Vietnamese prospective study.Medicine · 2026Observational
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- Predicting post-hepatectomy liver failure with T1 mapping-based whole-liver histogram analysis on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI: comparison with the indocyanine green clearance test and albumin-bilirubin scoring system.European radiology · 2025Article
- The prognostic role of albumin-bilirubin grade in the mortality of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- MR elastography vs a combination of common non-invasive tests for estimation of severe liver fibrosis in patients with hepatobiliary tumors.European radiology · 2025Article
- Establishing a nomogram for post-hepatectomy liver failure prediction in hepatocellular carcinoma based on pre-operative and perioperative parameters.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Minimum proportion of future liver remnant in safe major hepatopancreatoduodenectomy.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2025Article
- Validation of an albumin-indocyanine green-based China liver cancer staging system to evaluating resectable hepatocellular carcinoma patients and comparison with the Child-Pugh-based China liver cancer staging system.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
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- Interaction between the albumin-bilirubin score and nutritional risk index in the prediction of post-hepatectomy liver failure.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Preoperative albumin-bilirubin score predicts short-term outcomes and long-term prognosis in colorectal cancer patients undergoing radical surgery.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Heparin is an effective treatment for preventing liver failure after hepatectomy.World journal of gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Future Perspectives on Radiomics in Acute Liver Injury and Liver Trauma.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Albumin-bilirubin grade as a predictor of survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with thrombocytopenia.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Article
- Genetically Modified Hepatocytes Targeting Bilirubin and Ammonia Metabolism for the Construction of Bioartificial Liver System.Biomaterials research · 2024Article
- Association of easy albumin-bilirubin score with increased mortality in adult trauma patients.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is a life-threatening complication after liver resection, resulting in an increased morbidity and mortality. Epidemiological evidence of the association between preoperative albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score, a newly established model for assessing liver functional reserve, and the risk of PHLF and mortality remains controversial. A systematical search for relevant literature was performed in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases from December 2014 to September 2020. Odds ratio (OR) value and 95% confidence interval (CI) were extracted or calculated to synthetically estimate the association of preoperative ALBI score with PHLF and mortality. Meta-analyses were performed using a random-effects model. Twelve studies with a total of 21,348 patients were included in this meta-analysis. It was indicated that, compared to patients with a lower preoperative ALBI grade, patients with a higher grade had a significantly elevated risk of PHLF (6 studies, 18,291 patients; OR = 2.48, 95%CI: 2.00-3.07) and mortality (4 studies15, 139 patients; OR = 2.35, 95% CI: 1.38-4.00). In addition, when it was expressed as a continuous variable, ALBI was also a significant predictor of PHLF (6 studies, 3,833 patients; OR = 3.16, 95% CI: 2.07-4.81, per 1-point increase in ALBI score). No significant publication biases were detected as suggested by funnel plots inspection and Begg's tests. The current meta-analysis demonstrates that preoperative elevated ALBI is associated with higher risk of PHLF and mortality after hepatectomy.
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