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Serum Albumin and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Outcome in Peptic Perforation Surgeries: A Hospital Based Cross‐Sectional Study

Y.L. Prasad, Damodar Chatterjee, Partha Sarathi Pal and Diptendu Chowdhury
Page: 77-81 | Received 20 Aug 2024, Published online: 15 Nov 2024

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Abstract

Wound healing requires energy and is a catabolic process. Patients who are severely malnourished demonstrate impaired wound healing and predisposition to infection. They also suffer deficient immune mechanisms. The catabolic effects of disease or injury can be reversed by adequate nutritional support. The degree of malnutrition is estimated on the basis of weight loss during the past 6 months, physical findings and plasma protein assessment. To study association of pre op serum albumin and body mass index with outcome of peptic perforation surgeries. This study is a cross sectional study conducted at the Department of of Biochemistry, AGMC and GBP Hospital, Agartala period from December 2019 to June 2021. This graph shows the complication rate in the study. 57 of the 70 patients constituting 81% had postoperative complications including deaths. The most common complication was surgical site wound infection 45(64%), followed by pulmonary complications 31(44%), requirement of ventilator support 23(33%), sepsis 16(22%), Prolonged ileus 13(19%) and cardiac complications 10 (12%). Preoperative serum albumin and BMI serve as valuable predictors for postoperative outcomes in peptic perforation surgeries. Monitoring these parameters could enhance risk stratification and postoperative management, potentially improving patient prognosis.

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Y.L. Prasad, Damodar Chatterjee, Partha Sarathi Pal and Diptendu Chowdhury. Serum Albumin and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Outcome in Peptic Perforation Surgeries: A Hospital Based Cross‐Sectional Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.12.77.81
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