Same-gender differences in perioperative complications and transfusion management for lower limb arthroplasty

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INTRODUCTION: Total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA) are surgical interventions for patients with primary and posttraumatic osteoarthritis. The present clinical investigation compared gender differences in THA and TKA.

METHODS: Data from 419 patients following primary THA and TKA were collected. The occurrence of systemic and surgery-related complications, the units of blood transfused, and the change in Hb were investigated. Hb was collected preoperatively and at 1, 2, 4 and 7 days postoperatively. Statistical analysis was performed using the software IBM SPSS 28.

RESULTS: There was no significant difference in surgery-related and general complications in men between THA and TKA. A significant difference between THA and TKA in systemic complications in women was observed. No significant difference between THA and TKA in related to surgery-related complications was evidenced. In men, no difference in Hb progression was observed. In women, a significant Hb drop was evidenced (p = 0.03). The rate of blood transfusion units in women was significantly greater in TKA than in THA (p = 0.001). No statistically significant difference was observed in men in the rate of transfusion between THA and TKA.

CONCLUSION: Perioperative care should be organized differently for women and men. Furthermore, a differentiation between the procedures for each sex could prevent the occurrence of perioperative complicated courses.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 24(2023), 1 vom: 16. Aug., Seite 653

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Koettnitz, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Migliorini, Filippo [VerfasserIn]
Peterlein, Christian D [VerfasserIn]
Götze, Christian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood transfusion
Complications
Gender differences
Journal Article
THA
TKA

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.08.2023

Date Revised 20.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12891-023-06788-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360866344