Acute gout attacks during the perioperative period and risk factors of recurrence after orthopedic surgery among untreated gout patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics of perioperative acute gout attacks in patients with varying uric acid levels undergoing orthopedic surgery, identify the risk factors for gout recurrence within the first postoperative year, and provide a disease prevention and diagnostic reference.

Methods

This hospital-based retrospective study was conducted between January 2018 and December 2020. According to the blood uric acid levels at admission, the patients were grouped into either the normal uric acid level group or the hyperuricemia group. Patient comorbidities, serum uric acid levels, inflammatory indicators, follow-up recurrence rates, and other indicators were compared.

Result

The uric acid decline ratio and the inflammatory indexes (whi

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9869566 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature