Editorial Comment: Serum Albumin Levels Are Independently Associated With Length of Stay and Readmission in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma
Abstract
Preoperative serum albumin is an appealing biomarker because it is inexpensive, routinely measured, and integrates nutritional, inflammatory, and comorbidity burden. In this single-center cohort of 1774 adults undergoing nephrectomy for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma between 2000 and 2025, Lahiji et al1 show that hypoalbuminemia (
Fields of Study & Subjects
Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
Nutrition and Health in Aging
Renal cell carcinoma treatment
Publication details
- Journal / source
- JU Open Plus
- Publisher
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN