Coagulopathies Are a Risk Factor for Adverse Events Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Malpani R, Mclynn RP, Bovonratwet P, Bagi PS, Yurter A, Mercier MR, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Coagulopathies Are a Risk Factor for Adverse Events Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty. Orthopedics 2020, 43: 233-238. PMID: 32674174, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20200624-02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBlood Coagulation DisordersDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsYoung AdultConceptsHigher international normalized ratioInternational normalized ratioMajor adverse eventsTotal hip arthroplastyPartial thromboplastin timeHigher partial thromboplastin timeMinor adverse eventsAdverse eventsLow plateletsHematological conditionsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) populationQuality Improvement Program databasePrimary total hip arthroplastyDependent functional statusImprovement Program databasePostsurgical adverse eventsTotal knee arthroplastyMultiple adverse eventsPreoperative coagulopathyTHA cohortTKA groupTKA patientsHospital readmissionPostoperative Pressure Ulcers After Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery Are Predicted by Defined Preoperative Comorbidities and Postoperative Complications.
Galivanche AR, Kebaish KJ, Adrados M, Ottesen TD, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Postoperative Pressure Ulcers After Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery Are Predicted by Defined Preoperative Comorbidities and Postoperative Complications. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2020, 28: 342-351. PMID: 31567615, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pressure ulcersHip fracture surgeryPostoperative complicationsPressure ulcersRisk factorsPreoperative comorbiditiesFracture surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseGeriatric hip fracture patientsGeriatric hip fracture surgeryQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate regressionNSQIP Participant Use FilePreoperative risk factorsHip fracture patientsImprovement Program databaseUrinary tract infectionElevated platelet countInsulin-dependent diabetesParticipant Use FilePressure ulcer developmentQuality Improvement ProgramPostoperative deliriumPostoperative pneumonia