ArticleJournal of orthopaedics
Pre-operative transfusions are associated with numerous post-operative complications in total hip arthroplasty.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Factors Associated With Surgical Site Infections in Adults Following a Replacement of Weight-Bearing Joints: A Systematic Review.International wound journal · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Combined Carbazochrome Sodium Sulfonate and Tranexamic Acid for Blood Loss Control in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Pre-operative Red Blood Cell Transfusion for Chronically Anemic Hip Fracture Patients is Associated with Increased Mortality.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Predicting 30-Day Venous Thromboembolism Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: Adjusting for Trends in Annual Length of Stay.Arthroplasty today · 2024Article
- Pre-operative hemoglobin level and use of sedative-hypnotics are independent risk factors for post-operative delirium following total knee arthroplasty.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
Primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) is among the most common surgical procedures and known to potentially cause significant blood loss. In total, 74,814 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Database were studied. Complications were divided into post-operative and non-operative complications. Pre-operative transfusion in THA patients was found to be an independent predictor of infection (OR: 5.41), pneumonia (OR: 2.66), failure to wean (OR: 13.84), urinary tract infection (OR: 3.42), cardiac arrest (OR: 5.83), and transfusion post-operatively (OR: 5.94). Future medical decisions in primary THA cases should entail a careful risk-benefit and close monitoring in order to prevent complications.
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