Nutritional screening tools as predictors of surgical outcomes in geriatric orthopedic patients: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalent preoperative nutritional evaluations in surgical settings tend to rely on isolated biochemical parameters, such as albumin levels, which demonstrate limited precision in forecasting postoperative complications and mortality rate. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the predictive accuracy of nutrition screening tools in identifying postoperative risks and mortality in various orthopedic surgeries, and to determine which tools are the most reliable.

Methods

A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, CNKI, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central databases for studies on the relationship between nutritional status and postoperative outcomes in older orthopedic surgery patients. The search period was from the establishment of the databases to Ma

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12827365 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature