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ArticleArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2023

Hypoalbuminemia increases the risk of failure following one-stage septic revision for periprosthetic joint infection.

Giacomo Traverso, Jorge H Núñez, Thorsten Gehrke, Mustafa Citak

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Article in Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Giacomo TraversoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, Holstenstr 2, 22767, Hamburg, Germany.
Jorge H NúñezDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital of Mutua Terrasa, Plaça del Doctor Robert, 5, 08221, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain. hassan2803med@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3815-100X
Thorsten GehrkeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, Holstenstr 2, 22767, Hamburg, Germany.
Mustafa CitakDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, Holstenstr 2, 22767, Hamburg, Germany.
Helios Endo-Klinik Hamburg · DEMartin University · USUniversity Hospital Mútua de Terrassa · ES

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purposeMalnutrition is a potentially modifiable risk factor of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of nutritional status as a risk factor for failure after one- stage revision hip or knee arthroplasty for PJI.

methodsRetrospective, single-center, case-control study. Patients with PJI according to the 2018 International Consensus Meeting criteria were evaluated. Minimum follow-up was 4 years. Total lymphocyte count (TLC), albumin values, hemoglobin, C-reactive protein, white blood cell (WBC) count and glucose levels were analyzed. An analysis was also made of the index of malnutrition. Malnutrition was defined as serum albumin < 3.5 g/dL and TLC < 1500/mm

resultsNo significant differences were found between increased failure rates after a one-stage revision hip or knee arthroplasty for PJI and TLC, hemoglobin level, WBC count, glucose levels, or malnutrition. Albumin and C-reactive protein values were found to have a positive and significant relationship with failure (p < 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression identified only hypoalbuminemia (serum albumin < 3.5 g/dL) (OR 5.64, 95% CI 1.26-25.18, p = 0.023) as a significant independent risk factor for failure. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for the model yielded an area under the curve of 0.67.

conclusionTLC, hemoglobin; WBC count; glucose levels; and malnutrition, understood as the combination of albumin and TLC, were not found to be statically significant risk factors for failure after single-stage revision for PJI. However, albumin < 3.5 g/dL, alone was a statically significant risk factor for failure after single-stage revision for PJI. As hypoalbuminemia seems to influence the failure rate, it is advisable to measure albumin levels in preoperative workups.

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Arthritis, InfectiousArthroplasty, Replacement, HipHypoalbuminemiaMalnutritionProsthesis-Related InfectionsCase-Control StudiesC-Reactive ProteinGlucoseHumansReoperationRetrospective StudiesSerum AlbuminC-Reactive ProteinGlucoseSerum AlbuminAlbuminMalnutritionPeriprosthetic joint infectionSingle–stage revisionTotal lymphocyte count

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