Authors: Jorge Manrique, Andrew Battenberg, João Mauricio Barretto
RECOMMENDATION: Yes. Underweight patients (BMI < 18.5K/m2) have a higher risk of SSI/PJI following orthopaedic procedures. However, there is no current evidence indicating that an increase in the BMI of an underweight individual has an effect on reducing the risk of SSI/PJI. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Moderate
DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 92%, Disagree: 4%, Abstain: 4% (Super Majority, Strong Consensus)
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