A pre-operative high-protein diet can improve the serum albumin levels of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty  

作　　者：Hong Xu Li Liu Jinwei Xie Duan Wang Zeyu Huang Zongke Zhou 

机构地区：[1]Department of Orthopaedic surgery,West China Hospital,Sichuan University,Chengdu,Sichuan 610041,China [2]Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,West China Hospital,Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing,Sichuan University,Chengdu,Sichuan 610041,China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2023年第4期491-493,共3页中华医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：supported by a grant from the 1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence,West China Hospital,Sichuan University(No.ZYJC18039).

摘　　要：To the Editor:Malnutrition is associated with an increased risk of complications after total knee arthroplasty(TKA),including persistent wound drainage,delay of wound healing,superficial surgical site and even deep periprosthetic joint infections,and intensive care unit admission.[1]Albumin(ALB)is the most abundant protein in human plasma and is considered a reliable and sensitive biomarker of nutritional status and malnutrition.Like malnutrition,low serum ALB levels are not only associated with various post-operative complications following TKA including pulmonary infection,renal impairment,superficial and deep infections,unplanned intubation,and even mortality;but also associated with increased treatment costs,longer length of stay and higher risk of readmission.[2]

关 键 词：SUPERFICIAL WOUND OPERATIVE 

分 类 号：R687.4[医药卫生—骨科学]