ALB and Hypoalbuminemia: Hypoalbuminemia has been previously found to be associated with post-surgical complications [13]. In retrospective cohort studies [14,15], patients undergoing surgery of the distal radius (open reduction and internal fixation) who were malnourished and for whom serum albumin was less than 3.5 g/dL had higher incidences of post-surgery complications when compared to patients with albumin levels within the reference range (OR: 4.8,; 95% CI: 2.47-9.66; p<0.05).