Open AccessHypoalbuminaemia and Postoperative Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: the NSQIP Surgical Cohort
Author(s) -
Geoffrey C. Nguyen,
Lillian Du,
Rachel Y. Chong,
Timothy Jackson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of crohn's and colitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1876-4479
pISSN - 1873-9946
DOI - 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz083
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , ulcerative colitis , inflammatory bowel disease , hypoalbuminemia , body mass index , crohn's disease , malnutrition , cohort , abdominal surgery , serum albumin , surgery , disease
The inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD], including Crohn's disease [CD] and ulcerative colitis [UC], frequently lead to bowel surgery. Hypoalbuminaemia has been shown to be a prognostic factor for outcomes following surgery for other indications, and we sought to determine its role in predicting IBD-related postoperative outcomes.