ArticleCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2022
The impact of hypoalbuminemia on postoperative outcomes after outpatient surgery: a national analysis of the NSQIP database.
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Abstract
purposeHypoalbuminemia has been described as a modifiable factor to optimize postoperative outcomes after major inpatient surgeries. Nevertheless, the role of hypoalbuminemia on outpatient procedures is not well defined. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of hypoalbuminemia on postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing low-risk outpatient surgery.
methodsPatients were extracted from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database who had outpatient surgery from 2018 and recorded preoperative albumin levels. The primary outcome was a composite of any major complications including: 1) unplanned intubation, 2) pulmonary embolism, 3) ventilator use > 48 hr, 4) progressive renal failure, 5) acute renal failure, 6) stroke/cerebrovascular accident, 7) cardiac arrest, 8) myocardial infarction, 9) sepsis, 10) septic shock, 11) deep venous thrombosis, and 12) transfusion. Death, any infection, and readmissions were secondary outcomes.
resultsA total of 65,192 (21%) surgical outpatients had albumin collected preoperatively and 3,704 (1.2%) patients had levels below 3.5 g⋅dL
conclusionsHypoalbuminemia is associated with major complications and death in outpatient surgery. Since hypoalbuminemia is a potential modifiable intervention, future clinical trials to evaluate the impact of optimizing preoperative albumin levels before outpatient surgery are warranted.
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