BACKGROUND: Patient optimization is receiving increasing attention as outcomes monitoring and bundled payments have been introduced in joint arthroplasty. Optimization of nutrition is an important aspect of perioperative management. METHODS: This manuscript is a review of previously published material related to nutrition and the impact of malnutrition on surgical outcomes, with guidance for surgeons preparing patients for elective joint arthroplasty. RESULTS: Patients with optimized nutritional parameters have fewer complications, especially related to wound healing and infection. CONCLUSION: Nutritional assessment and optimization should be a part of the perioperative management of patients undergoing lower extremity arthroplasty.
BACKGROUND:Patient optimization is receiving increasing attention as outcomes monitoring and bundled payments have been introduced in joint arthroplasty. Optimization of nutrition is an important aspect of perioperative management. METHODS: This manuscript is a review of previously published material related to nutrition and the impact of malnutrition on surgical outcomes, with guidance for surgeons preparing patients for elective joint arthroplasty. RESULTS:Patients with optimized nutritional parameters have fewer complications, especially related to wound healing and infection. CONCLUSION: Nutritional assessment and optimization should be a part of the perioperative management of patients undergoing lower extremity arthroplasty.
Authors: Benjamin F Ricciardi; Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan; Elysia A Masters; Nathan Kaplan; John L Daiss; Edward M Schwarz Journal: J Orthop Res Date: 2020-01-31 Impact factor: 3.494
Authors: Christoph Ihle; Christoph Weiß; Gunnar Blumenstock; Ulrich Stöckle; Björn Gunnar Ochs; Christian Bahrs; Andreas Nüssler; Anna Janine Schreiner Journal: BMC Musculoskelet Disord Date: 2018-03-15 Impact factor: 2.362