Perioperative malnutrition has proven to be challenging to define, diagnose, and treat.
Despite these challenges, it is well known that suboptimal nutritional status is a strong …

Background Hip and knee arthroplasties length of stay continues to shorten after advances
in perioperative and intraoperative management, as well as financial incentives. Some …

Background: Serum albumin level is the most well-established serum marker of malnutrition,
with a serum albumin concentration< 3.5 g/dL considered to be suggestive of malnutrition …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of physical
exercise and nutrition interventions in adult patients before elective major surgery. Recent …

The recent publication of new surgical nutrition guidelines, the PONS score, and use of LBM
assessments will allow better identification and earlier intervention on perioperative …

Backgroud Surigical site infection has been a challenge for surgeons for many years, the
prevalence of serum albumin< 3.5 g/dL has been reported to be associated with increased …

Background: Low albumin levels have previously been shown to be a risk factor for
increased complications in the 30-day postoperative period after total hip or knee …

Background Malnutrition with hypoalbuminemia (albumin< 35 g/L) is an important factor in
predicting risks associated with colorectal cancer surgery. However, there is limited data …

Background Malnutrition continues to be prevalent in the general population. A variety of
studies have correlated poor nutritional status with reduced perioperative outcomes …

Background: Preoperative identification of patients at risk for periprosthetic joint infection
(PJI) following total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is important for …