Association Between Postoperative Hypoalbuminemia and Complications in Ovarian Carcinoma

Aim: Several factors have been described as risk factors for increased postoperative complications, such as age, performance status, surgical aggressiveness, nutritional status, and serum albumin levels. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the predictive role of postoperative serum albumin levels on postoperative complications. Material and Method: Data of patients with the diagnosis of borderline ovarian tumors or invasive ovarian cancer and who had undergone debulking surgery were retrieved retrospectively. We defined the cut-off value of 3.5 g/dl for mild hypoalbuminemia and 2.5 g/dl for severe hypoalbuminemia. Results: A total of 200 patients were identified, all of whom had undergone debulking surgery at our hospital in the time period from January 2008 to December 2015. Patients with severe postoperative hypoalbuminemia had higher incidences of severe postoperative complications (CDC grade %u22652) (