ABSTRACT
One hundred fifty-three patients with hypoxia of both sexes,underwent hip arthroplasty from January 2012 to January 2014,aged 65-97 yr,weighing 41-80 kg,living in areas at altitude above 1800 m,of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅱ-Ⅵ,were selected.The hemoglobin (Hb) at 3-4 days after operation was collected,and the patients were divided into 3 groups depending on whether or not postoperative anemia occurred:no anemia group (Hb＞ 110 g/L);mild anemia group (90 g/L≤ Hb≤ 110 g/L);moderate anemia group (70 g/L ≤ H b＜ 90 g/L).The 36-item Short-Form Health Survey score and Harris Hip Score at 28 days after operation were collected.There was no significant difference between the three groups in the postoperative 36-item Short-Form Health Survey score and Harris Hip Score (P＞0.05).Postoperative mild and moderate anemia did not affect the short-term outcome after hip arthroplasty in elderly patients in high-altitude regions.
ABSTRACT
Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica sobre la infección postquirúrgica después de efectuada una artroplastia total de cadera. El objetivo de este trabajo es actualizar el tema en cuanto a epidemiología, incidencia, diagnóstico precoz y efectivo, además de tratamiento profiláctico y de la afección propiamente dicha. La importancia de este estudio, desde nuestro punto de vista, es que brinda elementos prácticos para la prevención de esta temida complicación, después de un proceder tan riesgoso como lo constituye la sustitución articular total.
A bibligraphical review about postsurgical infaction was carried out after performing a total arthroplasty of hip. The objective of this work is to update the topic as to epidemiology, incidence and effective early diagnosis, also prophilactic treatment. The importance of this study from our point of view is that it gives practical elements for the prevention of this complication because total articular replacement is a risky procedure.