COVID-19 diagnosis after joint replacement tied to increased risk of complications, death: Study Medha Baranwal9 May 2023 12:15 PM GMTUSA: A recent study showed that about 34% of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) required COVID-19-driven...
Low sodium levels before and after total joint replacement linked to adverse outcomes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 April 2023 2:30 PM GMTPatients with low sodium levels before or after total knee or hip arthroplasty are more likely to experience complications and other adverse outcomes,...
Preoperative anemia may increase risk of DVT formation before TJA Dr.Niharika Harsha B31 Jan 2023 4:15 AM GMTChina: Researchers from China found that preoperative anemia screening is necessary to identify preoperative deep vein thrombosis and perioperative...
Use of Pulsed Saline Lavage cost-effective protocol for Prosthetic Joint Infection prophylaxis after arthroplasties Dr Supreeth D R28 Jan 2023 5:45 AM GMTProsthetic joint infection (PJI) is a well-described complication after total joint arthroplasty which imposes a substantial burden of morbidity and...
High Post Voidal Residual Volume a risk for Postoperative Urinary Retention in Total Joint Arthroplasty Dr Supreeth D R25 March 2022 3:30 AM GMTUSA: Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a significant problem in total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Although risk factors for POUR have been well...
Preoperative Periprosthetic joint infection linked to higher rates of depression: Study Dr. Shravani Dali19 Feb 2022 3:30 AM GMTPatients undergoing 2-stage exchange for Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) have a four times higher prevalence of preoperative depressive symptoms...
Opioids over-prescribed after total joint arthroplasty, finds study Dr Supreeth D R27 Jan 2022 3:15 AM GMTOpioids are over-prescribed after total joint arthroplasty, Finds a new study appearing in Journal of Orthopaedics.As the current opioid epidemic in...
Chronic pain common among patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty: Study Medha Baranwal18 Dec 2021 3:30 AM GMTNorth Carolina: A recent study in The Journal of Pain indicates that high impact or bothersome chronic pain is common after total joint arthroplasty...
Intraoperative tranexamic acid helps prevent infection in total joint arthroplasty: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan9 Aug 2021 2:45 PM GMTAbundant literature confirms that intravenous (IV) and intra-articular (IA) administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces blood loss in total knee...
Multimodal analgesia: The new 'standard of care' for pain control after total joint replacement Hina Zahid12 July 2021 3:30 AM GMTUntil relatively recently, opioids were a mainstay of treatment for pain following total hip or knee replacement. Today, a growing body of evidence...
Simvastatin may prevent post-op cardiac arrhythmias in arthroplasty patients: Study Dr Satabdi Saha7 Jun 2021 2:00 AM GMTSudden cardiac death, which is mainly associated with the presence of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, is a common 'killer' among patients...
Spinal anaesthesia may reduce complications after Total Joint Arthroplasty Dr. K B Aarthi19 March 2020 4:15 AM GMTPatients who underwent TJA with SA experienced fewer 30-day complications.
