Serum Albumin Levels on Admission Predict Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Preoperatif Serum Albümin Düzeyinin YeriBackground: To evaluate whether serum albumin levels at hospital admission independently predict clinical outcomes-specifically in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and need for respiratory support-in hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients after adjustment for age, comorbidities, and disease severity. Materials and Methods:A retrospective study was conducted among adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital between February 2020 and February 2021.Patients were categorized into two groups based on their serum albumin levels measured within the first 24 hours of admission: hypoalbuminemia (