title: Morbidity and mortality in the thirty-day period following total hip arthroplasty: risk factors and incidence.
abstract: The study sought to ascertain the incidence rates and risk factors for 30-day post-operative complications after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). Complications were categorized as systemic or local and subcategorized as major or minor. There were 17,640 individuals who received primary THA identified from the 2006-2011 ACS NSQIP. The mortality rate was 0.35% and complications occurred in 4.9%. Age groups ≥ 80 years (P <0.001) and 70-79 years old (P = 0.003), and renal insufficiency (P = 0.02) best predicted mortality. Age ≥80 years (P <0.001) and cardiac disease (P = 0.01) were the strongest predictors of developing any postoperative complication. Morbid obesity (P <0.001) and operative time > 141 minutes (P <0.001) were strongly associated with the development of major local complications.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas.
authors: Philip J
authors: PJ
authors: Belmont
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas.
authors: Gens P
authors: GP
authors: Goodman
authors: Anderson Clinic, Alexandria, Virginia.
authors: William
authors: W
authors: Hamilton
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas.
authors: Brian R
authors: BR
authors: Waterman
authors: Statistical Consulting Laboratory, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas.
authors: Julia O
authors: JO
authors: Bader
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors: Andrew J
authors: AJ
authors: Schoenfeld
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015897:Comorbidity; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: complications; mortality; obesity; risk factors; total hip arthroplasty