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    Preoperative nutritional status significantly impacts surgical outcomes. Patients with adequate serum albumin and lymphocyte counts showed higher Syme amputation healing rates, highlighting the importance of nutritional assessment.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medicine
    • Surgery
    • Nutrition Science

    Background:

    • Protein-calorie malnutrition is linked to increased morbidity and mortality in surgical patients.
    • Nutritional status is a critical factor influencing surgical outcomes.
    • Assessing nutritional status through serum albumin and total lymphocyte counts is valuable.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the effect of preoperative nutritional status on morbidity in diabetic patients undergoing Syme amputation.
    • To determine if nutritional markers predict successful Syme amputation healing.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of 23 diabetic patients undergoing Syme amputation.
    • Evaluation of preoperative serum albumin levels and total lymphocyte counts.
    • Correlation of nutritional markers with Syme amputation healing rates.

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    Main Results:

    • Only 43% of patients healed at the Syme level based on Wagner's criteria alone.
    • Patients with serum albumin ≥ 3.5 g/dL and lymphocyte count ≥ 1500/mm³ had an 86% healing rate.
    • Patients with lower nutritional markers had a significantly lower healing rate (2 out of 11).

    Conclusions:

    • Preoperative nutritional status, assessed by serum albumin and lymphocyte count, is a significant predictor of Syme amputation healing.
    • Optimizing nutritional status in diabetic patients may improve outcomes for lower extremity amputations.
    • Wagner's criteria alone may not be sufficient for predicting Syme amputation success.