CORRELATION OF SERUM ALBUMIN LEVELS WITH NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING MAJOR ELECTIVE SURGERY-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

CORRELATION OF SERUM ALBUMIN LEVELS WITH NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING MAJOR ELECTIVE SURGERY

Published:2021-04-01 Issue: Volume: Page:6-8
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Container-title:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
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Author:

Data Sahil¹,Vashist M.G.²,Kaushik Anil³,Sachdeva Kanika⁴,Singha Abhijit Kumar⁴,Yadav Sunil Kumar⁵

Affiliation:

1. SeniorResident,Departmentofsurgery,Pt.B.D.SharmaPGIMSRohtak-124001Haryana .

2. Sr. Professor and Unit Head, Department of surgery, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak124001 Haryana .

3. Junior Resident, Department of surgery, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak- 124001 Haryana .

4. JuniorResident,Departmentofsurgery,Pt.B.D.SharmaPGIMSRohtak-124001Haryana .

5. Assistant Professor, Department of surgery, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak- 124001 Haryana .

Abstract

It has been suggested that the low serum albumin levels are associated with the increased incidence of complications after gastrointestinal surgery. The aim of this study was to determine if preoperative total albumin levels are associated with a higher risk of postoperative infections. A total of 151 patients undergoing general surgical procedures between March 2018 to Feb 2019 presenting in the outpatient Department of surgery of Pt. B. D. Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak were studied. Serum albumin levels were done in all the patients preoperatively. Chi square test was used to look for association of nosocomial infection with albumin levels. Serum albumin <3.5 gm/dl was one of the strong risk factors for the development of nosocomial infection after surgery.

Publisher

World Wide Journals

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