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Trial reportClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2014

Effect of postoperative use of nasal oxygen catheter supplementation in wound healing following total knee arthroplasty.

Camilo Partezani Helito, Jader Joel Machado Junqueira, Ricardo Gomes Gobbi, Fábio Janson Angelini, Marcia Uchoa Rezende, Luis Eduardo Passarelli Tírico, Marco Kawamura Demange, Roberto Freire da Mota e Albuquerque, José Ricardo Pécora, Gilberto Luis Camanho

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Trial report in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Camilo Partezani HelitoKnee Surgery Department, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Jader Joel Machado JunqueiraKnee Surgery Department, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Ricardo Gomes GobbiKnee Surgery Department, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Fábio Janson AngeliniKnee Surgery Department, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Marcia Uchoa RezendeKnee Surgery Department, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Luis Eduardo Passarelli TíricoKnee Surgery Department, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Marco Kawamura DemangeKnee Surgery Department, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Roberto Freire da Mota e AlbuquerqueKnee Surgery Department, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
José Ricardo PécoraKnee Surgery Department, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Gilberto Luis CamanhoKnee Surgery Department, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesHealing is an event that is fundamental to the success of total knee arthroplasty. The aims of the present study were to compare the rates of complications related to wound healing between two groups of volunteers submitted to total knee arthroplasty and to evaluate the effects of postoperative oxygen supplementation by means of a nasal catheter.

methodA total of 109 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty were randomized into two groups, namely, groups that did and did not receive postoperative oxygen supplementation via a nasal catheter. The surgical wound was monitored every day during the hospital stay and on the 7th, 14th, 21st, 30th and 42nd postoperative days. Characteristics related to healing were observed, including hyperemia, dehiscence, necrosis, phlyctenules and deep and superficial infection.

resultsThere were no cases of deep infection. Hyperemia was statistically correlated with the total number of complications in the groups, with oxygen demonstrated to be a protective factor against hyperemia. Approximately 30% of the patients who exhibited hyperemia had other complications, independent of oxygen supplementation.

conclusionOxygen supplementation following total knee arthroplasty was shown to be effective in diminishing hyperemia around the operative wound. The development of hyperemia was a precursor to other complications, irrespective of whether oxygen supplementation was used.

Indexed as

Wound HealingAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeFemaleHumansHyperemiaMaleMiddle AgedOxygen Inhalation TherapyPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodRisk FactorsStatistics, NonparametricSurgical Wound InfectionTime Factors

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PMID25518030
PMCPMC4255075
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