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. 2023 Oct 27;18(1):804.
doi: 10.1186/s13018-023-04293-4.

Concomitant malnutrition and frailty are significant risk factors for poor outcome following two-stage revision for chronic periprosthetic joint infection

Tengbin Shi #  1 , Zhi Chen #  1 , Dingxiang Hu #  2 , Dingwei Wu  1 , Zhenyu Wang  1 , Wenge Liu  3
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Concomitant malnutrition and frailty are significant risk factors for poor outcome following two-stage revision for chronic periprosthetic joint infection

Tengbin Shi et al. J Orthop Surg Res. .

Abstract

Background: Two-stage revision remains the gold standard for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) treatment. Although previous studies have examined malnutrition and frailty independently, their cumulative effects are not clear. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the individual and combined influence of malnutrition and frailty on the two-stage revision surgery.

Methods: Patients with chronic PJI undergoing two-stage revision were retrospectively included. The definition of PJI is completely consistent with the evidence-based definition of PJI recorded by the MSIS in 2018. Preoperative serum albumin levels and 11-item modified frailty index scores were collected. Four cohorts were created: (1) Normal (N), (2) Frail (F), (3) Malnourished (M), and (4) Malnourished and frail (MF). Demographic data, comorbidities, and postoperative complications were collected and compared between the four cohorts.

Results: A total of 117 consecutive patients were enrolled, 48% of patients were healthy (27.4% F, 16.2% M, and 9.4% MF). MF group showed lower scores on the physical composite scale of the 12-item short-form health survey (SF12-PCS), mental composite summary (SF12-MCS), Harris hip score (HHS), and knee society score (KSS) (P < 0.05). The incidence of reinfection in the MF group was higher than that in all other groups (MF vs. N; odds ratio [OR] 3.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.37 - 8.82, P = 0.032). The incidence of complications in the MF group was higher than that in all other groups (MF vs. N; OR 4.81, 95% CI 1.58-9.26, P = 0.018). Postoperative transfusion events (OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.27-3.09, P = 0.021), readmission at 60 days after the operation (OR 4.91, 95% CI 1.82-13.80, P = 0.012) was higher in the MF patients. In addition, the extended length of stay after the operation was highest in the MF patients, with an OR of 5.78 (95% CI 2.16-12.04, P = 0.003).

Conclusion: The concurrent presence of concomitant malnutrition and frailty in patients with PJI is related to poor prognosis and may be a predictor of the efficacy of two-stage revision. Future research will be needed to describe the benefits of improving these risk factors for patients with PJI.

Keywords: Albumin; Frailty; Malnutrition; Outcomes; Periprosthetic joint infection; Two-stage revision.

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The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest concerning this article's research, authorship, and/or publication.

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