Assessing In-Hospital Outcomes and Resource Utilization After Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty Among Underweight Patients

摘要

Background: Poor nutritional status is a preventable condition frequently associated with low body mass index (BMI). The purpose of this study is to comparatively analyze low (<= 19 kg/m(2)) and normal (19-24.9 kg/m(2)) BMI cohorts, examining if a correlation between BMI, postoperative outcomes, and resource utilization exists.