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ArticleCureus2022

Bone Cement Implantation Syndrome: Incidence and Associated Factors in a United States Setting.

J Douglas Jaffe, Christopher J Edwards, Rawad Hamzi, Ashish K Khanna, Fredrik Olsen

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Bone cement implantation syndrome: a scoping review.British journal of anaesthesia · 2025
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  8. Biodegradable Cements for Bone Regeneration.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

J Douglas JaffeAnesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, USA.
Christopher J EdwardsAnesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, USA.
Rawad HamziAnesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, USA.
Ashish K KhannaAnesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, USA.
Fredrik OlsenAnesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, SWE.
Wake Forest University · USSahlgrenska University Hospital · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of bone cement implantation syndrome (BCIS) following cemented hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of hip fracture in the United States (US) population is not previously described. We sought to describe the incidence and factors associated with BCIS as well as its impact on mortality.

methodsIn this retrospective observational study, electronic health records were examined for all relevant cases and BCIS was identified and graded according to accepted criteria. Demographic data was collected and an adjusted Cox proportional model was performed to determine the impact of severe BCIS on mortality.

resultsFollowing exclusions for documentation error and misclassification, 69 patients were included in the final analysis. BCIS, regardless of grade, was present in 24 (35%) patients, while severe BCIS (grades 2 and 3) was found in 7 (10%) of patients. Cox proportional hazard estimation adjusted for American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade, male sex, and age did not show severe BCIS to be independently associated with mortality, hazard ratio (CI) 1.96 (0.22-17.22).

conclusionThe incidence of BCIS in a selected hip fracture population is comparable in the US to those found in European studies. This study did not establish the occurrence of BCIS with mortality. As cemented hemiarthroplasty is recommended for displaced hip fractures and its use escalates in the US, one can expect an increase in the absolute number of patients experiencing BCIS as well.

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bone cement implantation syndromefracture around hiphip fracture surgeryhip hemiarthroplastyhypotension during hip hemiarthroplasty

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PMID36579204
PMCPMC9792331
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