Preoperative Serum Albumin as Predictor of Outcomes After Thyroidectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Albumin is considered to be a surrogate marker for inflammation and nutritional status. Levels usually decrease after surgery but little is known about the predictive value of preoperative albumin levels in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. This study aimed to investigate the 30-day incidence of postoperative outcomes in thyroidectomy patients with and without preoperative hypoalbuminemia.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

TriNetX Database.

Methods

TriNetX, a federated deidentified database, was retrospectively queried to identify patients who underwent thyroidectomy. Postoperative outcomes within 30 days of thyroidectomy, based on International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision and Current Procedural Terminology codes, in patie

SUBMITTER: Sciscent BY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10840019 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature