A Study of Role of Preoperative Albumin Levels and Postoperative Drop in the Prediction of Outcomes of Exploratory Laparotomy.

Background: Serum albumin is generally considered to be a predictor of a patient's nutritional status. Hypoalbuminemia is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in postoperative patients. In this study, we used preoperative serum albumin levels and a drop in postoperative albumin levels to assess various postexploratory laparotomy complications.