Preoperative prognostic nutritional index is useful factor for predicting postoperative delirium after primary total joint arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative delirium (PD), as an acute brain failure, is widely reported as a very common postoperative complication, and it is closely associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Recently, malnutrition is reported as one of the risk factors for PD. The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is a simple method for nutritional evaluation. However, few studies have discussed the effectiveness of PNI as a nutritional assessment in predicting PD after primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The aim of this study is to investigate potential risk factors including PNI for PD following primary TJA.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of 994 patients was performed to identify risk factors associated with PD after primary TJA by using univariate and multivariate analyses

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436555 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature