Associations between preoperative hypoalbuminemia and clinical outcomes following total hip or knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

EFORT Open Rev · 2026 · PMC13087879 · PMID 41945558

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One study involving 128,412 patients linked preoperative hypoalbuminemia to a significantly higher risk of venous thromboembolic events ( 8 ), while this association did not achieve significance in another study involving 75 patients ( 23 ).

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