Preoperative malnutrition with mild hypoalbuminemia associated with postoperative mortality and morbidity of colorectal cancer: a propensity score matching study

Abstract Background Malnutrition with hypoalbuminemia (albumin < 35 g/L) is an important factor in predicting risks associated with colorectal cancer surgery. However, there is limited data about the effects of mild hypoalbuminemia with small decreases in albumin on postoperative complications. M...

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Main Authors: Wan-Hsiang Hu, Samuel Eisenstein, Lisa Parry, Sonia Ramamoorthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-019-0458-y