Early postoperative mortality following joint arthroplasty: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To perform a systematic review of 30- and 90-day mortality rates in patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasties.

Methods

Five databases were searched for English-language studies of mortality in hip or knee arthroplasties and the following data were extracted: patient characteristics (age, sex, ethnicity), arthroplasty characteristics (unilateral vs bilateral, hip vs knee), system factors (hospital volume and surgeon volume), year of study, etc. Mortality rates were compared across variable categories; proportions were compared using relative risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

Results

Out of 650 titles and abstracts, 80 studies qualified for analysis. Of these, 35%, 34%, and 31% of studies provided 30-, 90-, and > 90-day mortality rates. Overall 30

SUBMITTER: Singh JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4262531 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature