title: Ninety-day mortality after hip arthroplasty: a comparison between unilateral and simultaneous bilateral procedures.
abstract: This study compares the 90-day mortality of unilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) with simultaneous bilateral THA. Patient demographics, cause of death, and risk factors for mortality after THA were investigated. A total of 6258 patients (6791 hips) received primary THA using uncemented prostheses from 1995 to 2002. There were 5725 (91%) patients who received unilateral THA, whereas 533 (9%) patients underwent simultaneous bilateral THA. Of 6258 patients, 10 (0.16%) died within 90 days of THA, none of whom underwent simultaneous bilateral THA (0%, 0/533). Simultaneous bilateral uncemented THA performed in a select group of patients carries no greater perioperative mortality rate than unilateral THA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and The Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: T David
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Tarity
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Herz
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parvizi
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Rothman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D001843:Bone Cements; D002423:Cause of Death; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements