Correlation of Post-Operative Hypoalbuminemia with Outcome of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Background: Hypoalbuminemia may be caused by liver disease, nephrotic syndrome, burns, protein-losing entropathy, malnutrition, and metabolic stress. Alterations in albumin in metabolic stress such as cardiac surgery have been previously investigated. We studied serum albumin concentration in childr...

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Main Authors: Paridokht Nakhostin Davari, Avisa Tabib, Mehdi Ghaderian, Nozar Givtaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-10-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/149