Prealbumin Levels as a Useful Marker for Predicting Infectious Complications After Gastric Surgery

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2136-2144

  Bae, Hye Jung ^a   Lee, Hyuk Joon ^a,b   Han, Dong Seok ^a   Suh, Yun Suhk ^a   Lee, Yong Hwa ^a   Lee, Hye Suk ^a   Cho, Jae Jin ^a   Kong, Seong Ho ^a   Yang, Han Kwang ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gastrectomy; Postoperative complications; Prealbumin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PREALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SOUTH KOREA; STOMACH DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREALBUMIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SERUM ALBUMIN; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 81355146542     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1719-z     Document Type: Article

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