Hypoalbuminemia and obesity class II are reliable predictors of peri-prosthetic joint infection in patient undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty

SLC Man, WW Chau, KY Chung, KKW Ho - Knee Surgery & Related …, 2020 - Springer
Background Malnutrition is a common and modifiable risk factor for postoperative
complications and adverse outcomes in orthopedics. The purpose of this study was to …

Prognostic nutritional index as a risk factor for aseptic wound complications after total knee arthroplasty

M Hanada, K Hotta, Y Matsuyama - Journal of Orthopaedic Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Patients with malnutrition have a high risk of postoperative complications in
total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Previously, serum albumin and total lymphocyte count were …

Malnutrition and the development of periprosthetic joint infection in patients undergoing primary elective total joint arthroplasty

K Blevins, A Aalirezaie, N Shohat, J Parvizi - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Although an abundance of literature exists linking malnutrition with infectious
complications in surgical patients, there is little specifically examining the link between …

Is hypoalbuminemia associated with septic failure and acute infection after revision total joint arthroplasty? A study of 4517 patients from the National Surgical Quality …

DD Bohl, MR Shen, E Kayupov, GL Cvetanovich… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Several studies have suggested that malnutrition may be associated with
periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). However, strong …

Nutritional status as a predictive marker for surgical site infection in total joint arthroplasty

R Alfargieny, Z Bodalal, R Bendardaf… - Avicenna Journal of …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is considered one of the most serious
complications in total joint arthroplasty (TJA). This study seeks to analyze the predictive …

Association of malnutrition with periprosthetic joint and surgical site infections after total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AG Tsantes, DV Papadopoulos, T Lytras… - Journal of Hospital …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background A growing body of evidence associates malnutrition with several adverse
outcomes. Aim To investigate the link between malnutrition with surgical site and …

Preoperative malnutrition negatively correlates with postoperative wound complications and infection after total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta …

A Gu, MA Malahias, V Strigelli, AA Nocon… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Malnutrition continues to be prevalent in the general population. A variety of
studies have correlated poor nutritional status with reduced perioperative outcomes …

Can serum albumin level and total lymphocyte count be surrogates for malnutrition to predict wound complications after total knee arthroplasty?

VM Morey, YD Song, JS Whang, YG Kang… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Although the serum albumin level and total lymphocyte count (TLC) have been
reported as valid and reliable markers for defining malnutrition, their cutoff levels and …

Hypoalbuminemia increases the risk of failure following one-stage septic revision for periprosthetic joint infection

G Traverso, JH Núñez, T Gehrke, M Citak - Archives of Orthopaedic and …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Malnutrition is a potentially modifiable risk factor of periprosthetic joint infection
(PJI). The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of nutritional status as a risk factor for …

A novel biomarker to screen for malnutrition: albumin/fibrinogen ratio predicts septic failure and acute infection in patients who underwent revision total joint …

Z Maimaiti, C Xu, J Fu, WT Li, W Chai, Y Zhou… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the albumin/fibrinogen ratio (AFR)
in the assessment of malnutrition and to compare its ability to predict early postoperative …