A Reduction in Body Mass Index From ≥ 40 to < 40 Lowers Emergency Department Visits, but May Increase All-Cause Readmissions After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: Conflicting 90-Day Outcomes at a Single Institution

Background: The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons tasked a 2013 workgroup to provide obesity-related recommendations in total joint arthroplasty. Morbidly obese patients (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40) seeking hip arthroplasty were determined to be at increased perioperative risk, and surge...
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Autor*in:

Adrados, Murillo [verfasserIn]

Samuel, Linsen T. [verfasserIn]

Locklear, Tonja M. [verfasserIn]

Moskal, Joseph T. [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2023

Schlagwörter:

obesity

BMI

body mass index

AAHKS

threshold

total hip arthroplasty

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: The journal of arthroplasty - Orlando, Fla. : Churchill Livingstone, 1986, 38, Seite S78-S82.e4

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:38 ; pages:S78-S82.e4

DOI / URN:

10.1016/j.arth.2023.03.048

Katalog-ID:

ELV010173951

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