What is the Status? A Systematic Review of Nutritional Status Research in Total Joint Arthroplasty

Malnutrition has been previously associated with impaired wound healing, slower locomotion, and poorer outcomes following elective surgery. Although academic societies dedicated to perioperative recovery have published evidence-based guidelines for malnutrition, no consensus exists within orthopedics for screening and treating malnutrition in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Following PRISMA guidelines, we performed a systematic review to determine: (1) how is malnutrition defined; (2) what is the prevalence of malnutrition among patients with TJA; (3) what perioperative complications are associated with malnutrition; (4) what strategies are successful in managing malnourished patients with TJA. Eight hundred ninety-five articles were identified in the literature, with 53 fulfilling criteria for analysis. Albumin
Source: Techniques in Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Symposium Source Type: research