title: [Immediate postoperative complications after total hip replacement].
abstract: With the object of illustrating the immediate postoperative complications connected with total hip replacement, a material of 512 hip replacements carried out in the Orthopaedic Department in Viborg Hospital during the period 1982-1987 was reviewed. Complications of significance for the postoperative course occurred in 16% and the mortality was 0.4%. The complications of greatest significance were cardiac (3.3%), renal involvement (2.5%) and thromboembolic complications (3.5%) (pulmonary embolism 1.8% and deep venous thrombosis 2.9%). Advanced age, preoperative cardiovascular conditions and obesity predisposed to these complications and, similarly, increased frequency of cardiac complications was found with increased duration of anaesthesia. Finally, a connection was found between peroperative and postoperative episodes of hypotension and renal involvement.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mortensen
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kalms
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Umiddelbart postoperative komplikationer efter total hoftealloplastik.