Preoperative Bariatric Surgery Utilization Is Associated With Increased 90-day Postoperative Complication Rates After Total Joint Arthroplasty.

CONCLUSION: BS before TJA has increased annually over a 10-year period in New York State and is associated with greater 90-day postoperative complication rates and higher immediate hospital costs when compared with obese patients without BS. PMID: 31567522 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31567522?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - October 1, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research