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. 2020 Sep 4;4(9):e19.00057. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00057

Table 1.

Demographics of Albumin Studies

Author Name Study Population Year Mean Follow-up Time Study Type Hypoalbuminemic Cutoff Normal Albumin Patient (Total) Low Albumin Patient (Total)
Alfargieny et al2 THA and TKA 2015 6 mo R Not given Not given 5
Bohl et al3 THA and TKA 2016 30 d R <3.5 g/dL 47,639 1964
Bohl et al10 THA and TKA 2016 30 d R <3.5 g/dL 3762 755
Courtney et al11 THA and TKA 2016 6 mo R <3.5 g/dL 587 83
Cross et al7 Not applicable (N/A) 2014 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fu et al12 THA 2016 30 d R <3.5 g/dL 19,465 745
Fu et al5 TKA 2017 30 d R <3.5 g/dL 33,400 1400
Gherini et al8 THA Not given Not given P Not given Not given Not given
Greene et al1 THA and TKA 1991 1 year R <3.5 g/dL 211 6
Gunningberg et al13 THA, TKA, and coronary artery bypass 2008 30 d P <35 g/L 51 4
Huang et al14 THA and TKA 2013 12 mo P Albumin <3.5 mg/dL OR transferrin <200 mg/dL Not given Not given
Kamath et al15 THA and TKA 2016 Not given P <3.5 g/dL 913 185
Kamath et al6 Revision TKA 2017 30 d R <3.5 g/dL 3838 713
Kim et al16 TKA 2016 4.2 y R <3.0 g/dL 839 470
Lavernia et al17 THA and TKA 1999 Not given P <or = 34 g/L 97 22
Marín et al9 THA and TKA 2002 Not given P <3.5 g/dL 152 18
Mednick et al18 THA 2014 30 d R Not given Not given Not given
Morey et al19 TKA 2016 1 year R <3.5 g/dL 2956 213
Nelson et al4 TKA 2015 30 d R <3.5 g/dL 35,573 1570
Nelson et al20 THA 2019 30 d R <3.5 g/dL 23,409 1177
Nicholson et al21 THA 2012 Not given R Albumin <3.5 g/dL AND TLC <1.50 cells/m 64 26
Nussenbaum et al22 THA and TKA 2018 2 y R Not given Not given Not given
Rai et al23 THA and TKA 2002 Not given R Albumin <3.5 g/dL OR serum transferrin <200 mg/dL, OR TLC <1500 cells/mm3 Not given Not given
Savio et al24 THA 1996 1.8 y R Albumin <3.5 g/dL, then changed to albumin <3.9 g/dL is normal after the researchers analyzed the data 51 35
Walls et al25 THA 2015 30 d R <3.5 g/dL 23,116 1122
Yi et al26 Revision THA 2014 90 d R <3.5 g/dL Not given Not given

N/A = not applicable; P = prospective; R = retrospective; THA = total hip arthroplasty; TKA = total knee arthroplasty; TLC = total lymphocyte count

Table 1 explains the different demographics of each of the articles of albumin, minus the outcomes and conclusions, which are listed in Table 2.