Implications of preoperative hypoalbuminemia in colorectal surgery

Preoperative hypoalbuminemia is a risk factor for 30-day morbidity after gynecological malignancy surgery

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between preoperative hypoalbuminemia and the development of complications after gynecological cancer surgery, as well as postoperative bowel function and hospital stay. METHODS The medical records of 533 patients with gynecological cancer surgery at Konkuk University Hospital between 2005 and 2013 were reviewed. Serum albumin level <3.5 g/dL was defined...

Preoperative Medical Evaluation in Elective Surgery versus Standard Criteria

Background: The routine use of preoperative appropriate paraclinic testing is useful in patients scheduled to undergo elective surgery. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of unnecessary preoperative evaluation performed for patients undergoing elective surgeries.Methods: This descriptive analytic study was performed to assess the patterns of preoperative evaluation tests on ...

Consensus Molecular Subtypes of Colorectal Cancer and their Clinical Implications

The colorectal cancer (CRC) subtyping consortium has unified six independent molecular classification systems, based on gene expression data, into a single consensus system with four distinct groups, known as the consensus molecular subtypes (CMS); clinical implications are discussed in this review based on articles relevant to the CMS of CRC indexed in PubMed as well as the authors&rsquo; own ...

acute renal failure as a complication of preoperative ureter catheterization for colorectal surgery

Pre-operative hypoalbuminemia in colorectal cancer patients undergoing elective surgery - a major risk factor for postoperative outcome.

BACKGROUND The incidence of hypoalbuminemia in surgical patients varies in different studies with age, tumor stage, time interval to the first referral to a doctor, symptoms of disease and nutritional habits of the population. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of hypoalbuminemia in colorectal cancer patients undergoing scheduled surgery in an academic hospital in Ro...