Evaluation and role of prealbumin levels on postoperative stay in orthopaedic surgical patients

Author(s): Dr. Mekala Kiran Reddy

Abstract: In this present research study we tried to evaluate whether serum Prealbumin levels would serve as a prognosticator of length of stay in hospital for elderly orthopaedic patients who have underwent hip replacement surgery. Our study consisted of a set of 54 patients admitted to a Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences in the year 2014. After initial examinations all the patients were categorised with decreased Prealbumin levels, normal Prealbumin levels, or increased prealbumin levels were monitored during their stay in hospital. The physical parameters data was collected that includes: patients age, length of stay, blood glucose, hemoglobin, RBC, WBC, Prealbumin, and post-operative diet intake. The experimental data was analyzed using SPSS software and probabilities approaching p< 0.10 were considered and levels of p< 0.05 were deemed to be significant. Our research study shows a substantial and significant relationship between Prealbumin levels at admission and length of patient stay during post-operative recovery.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/ortho.2020.v6.i1q.1994