Supplementation of enteral nutritional powder decreases surgical site infection, prosthetic joint infection, and readmission after hip arthroplasty in geriatric femoral neck fracture with hypoalbuminemia

Supplementation of enteral nutritional powder decreases surgical site infection, prosthetic joint infection, and readmission after hip arthroplasty in geriatric femoral neck fracture with hypoalbuminemia

Abstract Background Nearly half of elderly patients with hip fracture were malnourished, indicated with a serum marker of hypoalbuminemia. Malnutrition was a risk factor for poor outcomes in geriatrics after hip replacement. The purpose of this study was to investigate if oral nutritional supplement...

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Main Authors: Yaoquan He, Jun Xiao, Zhanjun Shi, Jinwen He, Tao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Hip arthroplasty
Hypoalbuminemia
Nutritional supplementation
Surgical site infection
Periprosthetic joint infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1343-2

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