ALB and Cirrhosis: These findings were confirmed when considering the Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG version 24), when the lowest values of albumin (≤3.0 mg/dL) were found, as might be expected, for main surgeries such as major cardiothoracic surgeries (DRG104) and hip and femur surgery (DRG210), as well as for cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis (DRG202).