The effects of hypoalbuminemia in obese patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.
S Elliott HolbertJane C BrennanAndrea H JohnsonJustin J TurcottePaul J KingJames H MacDonaldPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2023)
Our results demonstrated the prevalence of malnutrition increases as a patient's BMI increases. Further, hypoalbuminemia was associated with increased resource utilization and increased complication rates in all obese patients. We suggest screening albumin levels in obese patients preoperatively to give surgeons the best opportunity to optimize patient nutrition before undergoing surgery.