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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics

Increased risk of complications in patients with hypoalbuminemia undergoing revision total hip arthroplasty.

Nicole D Rynecki, Dominick V Congiusta, Michael Fields, Rushi Patel, Michael M Vosbikian, Irfan H Ahmed

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Article in Journal of orthopaedics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Hypoalbuminemia as Surrogate and Culprit of Infections.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicole D RyneckiRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics, 140 Bergen Street, ACC D1610, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
Dominick V CongiustaRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics, 140 Bergen Street, ACC D1610, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
Michael FieldsRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics, 140 Bergen Street, ACC D1610, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
Rushi PatelRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics, 140 Bergen Street, ACC D1610, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
Michael M VosbikianRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics, 140 Bergen Street, ACC D1610, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
Irfan H AhmedRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics, 140 Bergen Street, ACC D1610, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe relationship between hypoalbuminemia and complications after revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) has not been established. We hypothesize that hypoalbuminemia is associated with complications in patients undergoing revision THA.

methodsThe ACS-NSQIP database was queried for patients undergoing revision THA. Chi square and regression analyses were used to assess the relationship between hypoalbuminemia, demographics, other comorbidities, and complications.

resultsHypoalbuminemia is associated with an increased risk of reoperation, bleeding complications, surgical site infections, non-routine discharge, medical complications, and surgical complications.

conclusionsAlbumin levels should be considered in the preoperative planning of patients undergoing revision THA for possible nutritional optimization.

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AlbuminMalnutritionOutcomesRevision total hip arthroplasty

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PMID32280163
PMCPMC7136608
OpenAlexW3013170314

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