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Continue to ChatDo underweight patients (body mass index (BMI) < 18.5Kg/m2) have a higher risk of surgical site infection/periprosthetic joint infection (SSI/PJI) following orthopaedic procedures? If yes, does increasing the BMI in underweight patients reduce the risk of SSI/PJI? https://icmphilly.com/questions/do-underweight-patients-body-mass-index-bmi-18-5kg-m2-have-a-higher-risk-of-surgical-site-infection-periprosthetic-joint-infection-ssi-pji-following-orthopaedic-procedures-if-yes-does-increa/