ArticleJournal of orthopaedics
Hypoalbuminemia remains an independent predictor of complications following total joint arthroplasty.
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- Associations between preoperative hypoalbuminemia and clinical outcomes following total hip or knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EFORT open reviews · 2026Pooled it
- [Prehabilitation before total knee arthroplasty].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Pooled it
- Advancing preoperative planning technology in total joint arthroplasty with a real-time machine learning calculator: 1-year mortality risk in a value-based care era.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Article
- Low protein, high risk: hypoalbuminemia predicts adverse outcomes after mastectomy in 37,848 breast cancer patients.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2026Article
- Risk factors affecting the vital prognosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after primary cervical spine surgery: a retrospective study.Arthritis research & therapy · 2025Article
- Increasingly severe malnutrition according to the geriatric nutritional risk index is associated with a greater risk of postoperative adverse events.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Hypoalbuminemia increases risks for complications after surgical repair of nonunions and malunions.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Is it time to Reassess The Role of Preoperative HypoalbuminemiaAmong Geriatric Distal Femur Fracture Patients?Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- A 10-point preoperative checklist: selecting patients for outpatient joint replacement surgery.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2024Article
- Malnutrition in total joint arthroplasty: what should the orthopaedic surgeon consider?EFORT open reviews · 2024Review
- Vitamin D and Albumin Deficiency in a Swiss Orthopaedic Surgery In-Patient Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Outcome Disparities in Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty among Native American Populations.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Why malnutrition in orthopaedic elective patient is still an issue? A recent review of the literature.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Review
- The effects of hypoalbuminemia in obese patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Hypoalbuminemia Increases Mortality after Two-Stage Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2023Article
- Preoperative Patient Optimization in Total Joint Arthroplasty-The Paradigm Shift from Preoperative Clearance: A Narrative Review.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2022Review
- Are the preoperative albumin levels and the albumin to fibrinogen ratio the risk factors for acute infection after primary total joint arthroplasty?Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Risk of post-intubation cardiac arrest with the use of high-dose rocuronium in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: A retrospective cohort study.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2021Article
- Is performing joint arthroplasty surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic safe?: A retrospective, cohort analysis from a tertiary centre in NCR, Delhi, India.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- A Novel, Potentially Universal Machine Learning Algorithm to Predict Complications in Total Knee Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionHypoalbuminemia (<3.5 mg/dL) is an accepted marker of malnutrition, but it was unknown if low albumin remained an independent predictor of post-operative complications following primary total hip (THA) and knee (TKA) arthroplasty.
methodsThe National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database was queried for patients undergoing primary THA and TKA. Propensity score-matched analysis was used to control for co-morbid conditions.
resultsPatients with low albumin demonstrated greater odds of death (by 2-21x), morbidity (by 25-51%), re-admission (by 45-54%), and increased length of stay.
conclusionLow albumin remains an independent predictor of adverse outcomes following primary total joint arthroplasty.
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