Risk Factors for Readmissions After Total Joint Replacement

Risk factors for renal dysfunction after total knee joint replacement.

Renal injury and dysfunction are serious complications after major surgery, which may lead to increased morbidity and mortality. The objective of our study was to identify the possible risk factors for renal dysfunction after total knee joint replacement. A retrospective study was conducted among 702 consecutive primary knee joint replacements performed between January 2009 and December 2012 in...

Risk factors for renal dysfunction after total hip joint replacement; a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Renal injury and dysfunction are serious complications after major surgery, which may lead to increased morbidity and mortality. The objective of our study was to identify the possible risk factors for renal dysfunction after total hip joint replacement surgery. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted among 599 consecutive primary hip joint replacements...

Intensive care monitoring after total joint replacement.

Patient safety is a critical issue in elective total joint replacement surgery. Identifying risk factors that might predict complications and intensive care unit (ICU) admission proves instrumental in reducing morbidity and mortality. The institution's experience with risk stratification and pre-operative ICU triage has resulted in a reduction in unplanned ICU admissions and post-operative comp...

Anesthesia for total joint replacement.

Risk factors for infection following primary total knee replacement

Purpose: Information about risk factors can be used to target preventive measure on susceptible patient subgroups. The purpose of study was to determine the risk factors for infection following primary knee