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Table 2 Patients’ albumin levels

From: Is preoperative protein-rich nutrition effective on postoperative outcome in non-small cell lung cancer surgery? A prospective randomized study

 

Preoperative albumin level (mg/dl)

Postoperative 3.day albumin level (mg/dl)

Albumin change

P value

C.G. VATS

4,30 ± 0,45

3,15 ± 0,41

1,15 ± 0,44 (26.74 %)

0,005

N.G. VATS

4,25 ± 0,23

3,60 ± 0,35

0,65 ± 0,27 (15.29 %)

C.G. Thoracotomy

4,13 ± 0,42

3,09 ± 0,31

1,04 ± 0,31 (25.18 %)

<0,001

N.G. Thoracotomy

4,09 ± 0,28

3,51 ± 0,36

0,58 ± 0,33 (14.18 %)

C.G. Total

4,20 ± 0,43

3,12 ± 0,35

1,08 ± 0,37 (25.71 %)

<0.001

N.G. Total

4,15 ± 0,27

3,54 ± 0,35

0,60 ± 0,31 (14,69 %)

  1. General Linear Model Repeated Anova (Wilks’ Lambda)
  2. Mean ± Standard deviation
  3. C.G Control group, N.G Nutrition group, VATS Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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