Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia and Mortality in Elective Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Julián M. Corso-Ramirez, Sergio Alzate-Ricaurte, Sebastián Gómez-Galán, Paola A. Munive-Gnecco, Luis E. Londoño-Mejia, Lina M. Sanabria-Arevalo, Carlos J. Villamil-Angulo, Karen Moreno-Medina, Edgar Dario Alzate Gallego, Jaime Camacho-Mackenzie, Juan G. Barrera-Carvajal, Grupo de Investigación en Cirugía Vascular y Endovascular, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Escuela de Medicina y Ciéncias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Departamento de Cirugia Pediatrica, Fundacion Valle del Lili, Research Department, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Published online on December 01, 2025

Abstract

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 63-72, March 2026.
ObjectivesThe prognostic value of preoperative serum albumin in patients undergoing elective aortic aneurysm repair remains uncertain. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated whether hypoalbuminemia predicts mortality in this population.Methods...