hypoalbuminemia/obesity

BACKGROUND Protein deficiency (PD) is a known risk factor for surgical complications; however, the risks of PD by weight class have not been well described. It was hypothesized that the combination of obesity and PD is associated with increased surgical complications compared with normal weight and

BACKGROUND Obesity is an established risk factor for complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and is often associated with malnutrition. OBJECTIVE 1. What is the prevalence of hypoalbuminemia in obese patients undergoing TKA? 2. What is the independent morbidity risk of malnutrition

Background: Malnutrition is a common and modifiable risk factor for postoperative complications and adverse outcomes in orthopedics. The purpose of this study was to identify biomarkers of malnutrition in patients undergoing elective

Health care reform is directing clinical practice towards improving outcomes and minimizing complications. Preoperative identification of high-risk patients and modifiable risk factors present opportunity for clinical research. A total of 49,475 total hip arthroplasty patients were identified from

The purpose of this investigation was to identify the prevalence of hypoalbuminemia and obesity in orthopaedic trauma patients with high-energy injuries and to investigate their impact on the incidence of surgical site complications. Patients 18 years of age and older undergoing intramedullary nail

UNASSIGNED Studies are needed in order to inform recommendations for interpreting albumin levels among obese individuals without known medical conditions associated with hypoalbuminemia. The objective of this study was to examine the association of obese and morbidly obese status with

Background: Single anastomosis sleeve ileal (SASI) bypass is a new bariatric and metabolic procedure that has both restrictive and malabsorptive effects. This study was conducted to assess both the efficacy and safety of this procedure in

Although hypoalbuminemia is a fundamental characteristic of nephrotic syndrome (NS), there are many patients with massive proteinuria that do not develop hypoalbuminemia. We have studied the clinical and biochemical characteristics of 19 patients with persistent massive proteinuria (greater than 5

We observed that some patients do not develop hypoalbuminemia despite the presence of massive proteinuria. To investigate whether the absence or presence of hypoalbuminemia could be a marker in the distinction between idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSG) and FSG secondary to

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of body mass index (BMI) on postoperative 30-day morbidity and mortality after surgery to treat endometrial cancer. METHODS Retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). METHODS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. METHODS Patients

BACKGROUND Hypoalbuminemia is a known risk factor for poor outcomes following surgery. Obesity can be associated with modest to severe malnutrition. We evaluated the impact of hypoalbuminemia on surgical outcomes in patients with obesity undergoing elective bariatric surgical procedures. METHODS The

BACKGROUND Biliopancreatic bypass with duodenal switch is a treatment for morbid obesity that combines restriction of dietary intake with a high degree of malabsorption. The operation involves the risk of losing important nutritional elements. METHODS 64 women and 14 men who had a biliopancreatic