title: Total hip and knee joint replacement: perioperative clinical aspects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the profile of patients undergoing hip and knee replacement during two years, and to compare the data obtained with the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 323 medical records were reviewed to analyze the perioperative data of patients submitted to hip and knee replacement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Osteoarthritis was the main indication for both procedures and male patients were heavier than females (p < 0.05). Hypertension was the prevalent disease among patients. Blood loss was more frequent in knee surgery than in the hip.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The profile of patients undergoing total arthroplasty improved substantially over the past decade due to shorter hospital stay, lower risk of thromboembolic events and no infection as compared to previous reports.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Abreu Sodré da Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente - AACD, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Luciana Pereira Almeida de
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Piano
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo - SCMSP, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Ricardo Prado
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Golmia
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Morton
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scheinberg