Background: Hypoalbuminemia has been established indicator of nutritional status, which may and not be clinically apparent, but is linked to a significantly higher risk morbidity mortality. Objective: To assess the post-operative with relation pre-operative albumin status in patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery. Methods: It was hospital based observational study, 100 surgery at Terti...

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...

Lecithin-cholesterol acetyltransferase (LCAT) is involved in the synthesis of plasma cholesteryl esters and is pivotal in the maturation of plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and conversion of HDL3 to HDL2. In nephrotic syndrome (NS), the ratio of HDL2 to HDL3 is low even though the total concentration of HDL is generally normal. We hypothesize that the reduced HDL2/HDL3 ratio in NS is due t...

AIM To evaluate the role of albumin at the time of ulcerative colitis (UC) diagnosis in predicting the clinical course of disease. METHODS Nationwide cohort of patients with newly diagnosed UC in the Veterans Affairs health care system was identified and divided into two categories: hypoalbuminemia (i.e., ≤ 3.5 gm/dL) or normal albumin levels (i.e., > 3.5 gm/dL) at the time of UC diagnosis. T...

Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL), also known as Waldmann’s disease, is a rare disorder manifested by the presence of dilated lymphatic ducts and leading to protein-losing enteropathy. PIL usually presents early in childhood; however, rarely may be diagnosed adults. Suggestive laboratory findings include hypoproteinemia, hypoalbuminemia, hypogammaglobulinemia. Peripheral pitting edema d...

Hypoalbuminemia frequently occurs in Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS), but clinical significance of hypoalbuminemia is not well known. This study was designed to evaluate hypoalbuminemia as a marker of severity of disease in patients with HFRS. We evaluated the relationship between the level of serum albumin and clinical parameters representing the severity of disease in 144 patient...

BACKGROUND Nutritional status is an important factor in predicting the risk associated with surgery for cancer patients. This is especially true in colorectal cancer. Many nutritional assessments are used in clinical practice, but those assessments are rarely evaluated for their ability to predict postoperative outcome. METHODS This is a retrospective, multi-institutional study of the ACS-NSQ...

BACKGROUND Hypoalbuminemia is an important complication after Mini Gastric Bypass (MGB) and is more frequent in vegetarians, diabetic nephropathy, and alcoholic and liver disease patients. The patients must be followed in regular intervals and serum albumin must be checked in every visit after MGB. Hypoalbuminemia must be prevented by good protein regimes. CASE SUMMARY A 29 years old female w...

BACKGROUND Few studies have focused on investigating hypoalbuminemia in patients during earlier stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In particular, little is known about the role of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Our goal in this paper is to study how GI symptoms relate to serum albumin levels in CKD, especially in the context of and compared with inflammation. METHODS We performed a cros...

Studies have been carried out world over, to evaluate the role of albumin in lung cancer. However, limited studies which addressed association with patient factors such as type cancer, gender, performance status, stage, hemoglobin levels, and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio. In our study, we aimed these factors. Amongst 100 cancer cases, 69 were adenocarcinoma, 16 squamous cell, 13 small cell 2 ade...