2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.09.067
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Postoperative Complications of Total Joint Arthroplasty in Obese Patients Stratified by BMI

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“…This is intuitive that obese or morbidly obese patients will likely have greater medical comorbidities. They are generally recognized as being at greater risk during surgery and of experiencing more complications . Obesity is recognized as a state of low‐grade inflammation and thus may be the cause of elevated ESR and platelets in the BMI >40 group .…”
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“…This is intuitive that obese or morbidly obese patients will likely have greater medical comorbidities. They are generally recognized as being at greater risk during surgery and of experiencing more complications . Obesity is recognized as a state of low‐grade inflammation and thus may be the cause of elevated ESR and platelets in the BMI >40 group .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They are generally recognized as being at greater risk during surgery and of experiencing more complications. [6][7][8] Obesity is recognized as a state of low-grade inflammation and thus may be the cause of elevated ESR and platelets in the BMI >40 group. 9 The relevance of this result in arthroplasty surgery is yet to be determined.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unless the issues associated with obese patients are addressed, obese patients will continue to experience worse health outcomes including post-operative complications. 37 This study also suggests that being underweight rather obese may be more problematic for some surgical procedures. For instance, those who were underweight and had a THR in the present study had an increased mortality rate (data not shown), and higher total costs associated with their care (P = 0.02, data not shown).…”
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“…This includes strategies such as perioperative rehabilitation, bedside motivational interviewing, team care arrangements and linkage with dietetics to facilitate behavioural change. Unless the issues associated with obese patients are addressed, obese patients will continue to experience worse health outcomes including post‐operative complications …”
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