Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5617732 | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 2017 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Preoperative hypoalbuminemia is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality in a severity-dependent manner among patients undergoing OAR or EVAR. Evaluation and optimization of nutritional status should be performed preoperatively in this high-risk population.
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Authors
Elica MD, Alik MD, Mohammad H. MD, MPH, Jeffrey MD, Denis V. PhD, Gheorghe PhD, Matthew R. BS, Jeffrey J. MD,