Is potential malnutrition associated with septic failure and acute infection after revision total joint arthroplasty?
Having one or more laboratory parameters suggestive of malnutrition is common among patients undergoing revision arthroplasty and is independently associated with both chronic septic failure and acute postoperative infection complicating a revision performed for a noninfectious etiology. Future studies should assess the impact of a standardized screening protocol with subsequent correction of abnormal laboratory parameters suggestive of malnutrition on the risk of PJI to determine a potential causal relationship between the two.
Esophagectomy for patients with a high BMI is acceptable based on the similar short- and long-term outcomes when compared with normal BMI patients.