Clinical demographic characteristics of total knee arthroplasty in a university hospital
Acta ortop. bras
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24(6): 300-303, Nov.-Dec. 2016. tab, graf
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
To assess socio-demographic characteristics of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a public university hospital, evaluating the outcome infection and associated factors.Method:
A retrospective study was carried out with 78 patients undergoing TKA, from 2013 to 2014. The socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients were collected. Comparison between infected and non-infected patients was performed to find out which variables were possibly associated to this complication.Result:
Of 81 arthroplasties performed, patients were older (mean age 64 years), women (79%), with primary osteoarthritis as main etiology (87.6%) and most had comorbidities (82.7%). Infection occurred in 16% of patients, and this outcome associated with age older than 65 years (p=0.023) and the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis (p=0.027).Conclusion:
Patients undergoing TKA are mostly elderly women with primary osteoarthritis in the knee and comorbidities who developed infection in 16% of cases. More studies need to be conducted aimed at creating specific protocols in order to improve the quality of clinical practice. Level of Evidence III, Retrospective Comparative Study.
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LILAS (Amériques)
Type d'étude:
Guide de pratique
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Étude observationnelle
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Facteurs de risque
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Acta ortop. bras
Thème du journal:
Orthopédie
Année:
2016
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/BR
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