Effect of Preoperative Albumin Levels on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Device Implantation. [1]
A single institution retrospectively reviewed the correlation of preoperative serum albumin level with outcomes after LVAD implantation from 2006 to 2014. A lower albumin level was associated with a significant increase in postop renal failure and prolonged hospitalization, but not overall short-term and long-term survival.