Association between preoperative albumin and postoperative pneumonia in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery
These findings suggest that preoperative albumin levels are significantly associated with the development of postoperative pneumonia in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery. A preoperative albumin level of <45.3 g/L may serve as a predictive marker for postoperative pneumonia.
Authors
- Yajun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5507-0709)
- Yu-Mei Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-9824)
- Qianyun Pang
- Hongliang Liu
Institutions
- Chongqing University (CN)
- Zhuhai People's Hospital (CN)
- Chongqing Cancer Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1642756
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78