Perioperative hypoalbuminemia is a risk factor for wound complications following posterior lumbar interbody fusion

Perioperative hypoalbuminemia is a risk factor for wound complications following posterior lumbar interbody fusion

Abstract Background Although serum albumin levels are increasingly used as an indicator of nutritional status in the clinic, the relationship between perioperative hypoalbuminemia and wound complications after posterior lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative disease remains...

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Main Authors: Zhongyuan He, Kai Zhou, Ke Tang, Zhengxue Quan, Shaoyu Liu, Bao Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Hypoalbuminemia
Malnutrition
Risk factors
Single-segment lumbar fusion
Surgical wound dehiscence
Retrospective studies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-020-02051-4

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