INSTITUTE FOR ALGORITHMIC MEDICINE

Predicting Surgical Complications Using Preoperative C-Reactive Protein and Serum Albumin

Purpose: To use serum albumin and C-reactive protein to screen a patient before surgery for risk of major post-operative complications.

Does the patient have cancer? Yes No   Serum albumin g/dL g/dL   Serum C-reactive protein mg/dL mg/L