ALB and cancer: The incidence of wound complications at four weeks postop was higher in patients with cancer (23.1% versus 8.8%) compared to their counterparts, respectively (p = 0.017) and was associated with low hemoglobin (mean [SD] = 10.99 [1.44] mg/L versus 11.87 [1.57] mg/L, p = 0.014) and albumin (mean [SD] = 28.30 [7.465] mg/dL versus 32.03 [6.38] mg/dL, p = 0.021) compared to patients without wound complications (Table 4).