Online ISSN: 2515-8260

ROLE OF PREOPERATIVE SERUM ALBUMIN LEVEL IN POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOME FOLLOWING EMERGENCY EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY

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DR.PARAS V SALUNKHE1 , DR.M.B.BAGWAN2 , DR.HEMANT JANUGADE3

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Objective: To study occurrence of major post-operative outcomes like surgical site infection,wound dehiscence and anastomotic leak in patients with hypoalbuminemia and normal serum albumin level. Materials and Methods: Hundred patients who underwent emergency exploratory laparotomy in the Department of Surgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Science Karad from January 2021 to June 2022 were taken for this study and preoperative albumin level was checked.Complications occurring post-operatively were noted

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