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ArticleJSES international2022

Renal disease is a risk factor for complications and mortality after open reduction internal fixation of proximal humerus fractures.

Seth Ahlquist, Peter P Hsiue, Clark J Chen, Brendan Shi, Alexander Upfill-Brown, Ben V Kelley, Peyman Benharash, Christos Photopoulos, Alexandra I Stavrakis

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Article in JSES international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Seth AhlquistDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
Peter P HsiueDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
Clark J ChenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
Brendan ShiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
Alexander Upfill-BrownDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
Ben V KelleyDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
Peyman BenharashDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Christos PhotopoulosKerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Alexandra I StavrakisDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Renal osteodystrophy predisposes renal disease patients to fracture. Proximal humerus fractures (PHFs) frequently undergo open reduction internal fixation (ORIF); however, the effect of renal disease on outcomes is unknown. Methods: A retrospective review of the Nationwide Readmissions Database used International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, codes to identify patients who underwent ORIF for closed PHF from 2010 to 2014 with no renal disease, predialysis chronic renal disease (CRD), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Results: A total of 85,433 patients were identified, including 5498 (6.4%) CRD and 636 (0.7%) ESRD. CRD and ESRD patients had increased age, comorbidities, and rates of Medicare insurance. After adjusting for differences, CRD and ESRD patients were at increased risk of any complication (odds ratio [OR] 2.48, 1.66), blood transfusion (OR 1.85, 3.31), respiratory complications (OR 1.14, 1.59), acute renal failure (OR 4.80, 1.67), systemic infection (OR 2.00, 3.14), surgical site infection (OR 1.52, 3.87), longer length of stay (7.1 and 12.9 days vs. 5.9 days), and higher cost ($21,669 and $35,413 vs. $20,394) during index hospitalization, as well as surgical site infection (OR 1.43, 3.03) and readmission (OR 1.61, 3.69) within 90 days of discharge, respectively, compared with no renal disease patients. During index hospitalization, CRD patients also had increased risk for periprosthetic fracture (OR 4.97) and cardiac complications (OR 1.47), whereas ESRD patients had increased risk of mortality (OR 5.79), wound complication (2.67), and deep vein thrombosis (OR 16.70). Conclusion: These findings suggest renal patients are at increased risk for complications after PHF ORIF, highlighting the importance of close perioperative monitoring and appropriate patient selection in this population, including strong consideration of nonoperative management.

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Chronic renal diseaseDialysisEnd-stage renal diseaseOpen reduction internal fixationProximal humerus fractureReadmission

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