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Low albumin levels have been associated with increased mortality, but few studies have looked at the mortality rates of patients with very low albumin levels.The objective of this study was to determine the in-hospital mortality rates for patients older than 60 years with albumin levels <2.0g/dL.This was a retrospective study of 543 consecutive patients older than the age of 60 who had an albumin...