The association of iron deficiency anemia and perioperative complications following revision total knee arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies show an increase in the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) worldwide and a concomitant rise in the number of revision total knee arthroplasty (RTKA). The literature evaluating the association between IDA and perioperative outcomes following RTKA are limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether IDA patients undergoing RTKA have higher rates of (1) in-hospital lengths of stay (LOS), (2) complications; and (3) costs.

Methods

Using International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), a retrospective query was performed from January 1^st, 2005 to March 31^st, 2014. The inclusion criteria consisted of those patients who have IDA undergoing RTKA. Stud

SUBMITTER: Hamaway S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9327154 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature