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Surgical Site Infection And Transfusion Rates Are Higher In Underweight Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients., Jorge Manrique, Antonia F. Chen, Md, Mba, Miguel M. Gomez, Mitchell Maltenfort, Phd, William J. Hozack Md
Surgical Site Infection And Transfusion Rates Are Higher In Underweight Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients., Jorge Manrique, Antonia F. Chen, Md, Mba, Miguel M. Gomez, Mitchell Maltenfort, Phd, William J. Hozack Md
Rothman Institute Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Underweight (UW) patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty have exhibited higher complication rates, including infection and transfusion. No study to our knowledge has evaluated UW total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients. We, therefore, conducted a study to investigate if these patients are at increased risk for complications, including infection and transfusion.
METHODS: A case-control study was conducted using a prospectively collected institutional database. Twenty-seven TKA patients were identified as UW (body mass index [BMI] < 18.5 kg/m
RESULTS: The average BMI was 17.1 kg/m
CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that UW TKA patients have a higher likelihood of developing SSI and requiring blood transfusions. The …