Nutritional status and postoperative recovery outcomes in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery
Dongmei Zhu, Xinyi Yin, Liangliang Qu · 2026
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Dongmei Zhu, Xinyi Yin, and Liangliang Qu study nutrition and recovery after major orthopaedic surgery in a 2026 cohort paper. Malnutrition is common yet often missed in bone and joint patients. Records covered 1,500 adults treated at one tertiary centre between 2017 and 2023.
Nearly four in ten patients were malnourished before surgery, and they were older with more illness and frailty. They walked later, mobilised less, stayed about four days longer, and reported more pain. Infections, pneumonia, sepsis, and clots all struck the malnourished group more often. Their independence scores lagged at discharge and three months, with more readmissions. Malnutrition independently predicted delayed walking and longer stays after adjustment.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dongmei Zhu, Xinyi Yin, Liangliang Qu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |