title: The influence of preoperative nutritional status in wound healing after replacement arthroplasty.
abstract: Patient nutritional status was evaluated preoperatively using the serological parameters serum albumin, serum transferrin, and total lymphocyte count in 40 patients who underwent replacement arthroplasty (33 hips and 7 knees). Using the standard criteria, the overall incidence of malnutrition was 40% (16 cases). Ten percent (4 patients) had a negative value in the Rainey McDonald nutritional index. On follow-up, no patient had delayed wound healing or wound infection. Attention to surgeon-dependent factors can offset the high risk of delayed wound healing imposed by patient-dependent factors.
authors: Department of Orthopedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Jaswant
authors: J
authors: Rai
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Gill
authors: B R J Satish
authors: BR
authors: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin