Impact of Tibetan ethnicity and residence altitude on complications during total knee arthroplasty and difficulties of measurement of perioperative blood loss.

Wenyu JiangHong XuXing LiuHuansheng LiuYucan JuJinwei XieQiang HuangZeyu HuangFuxing Pei

Published in: International orthopaedics (2024)

Our findings indicate that residence at high altitude, but not ethnicity, may contribute to increased total blood loss during TKA. Thrombotic complications were more frequent among Tibetan than Han patients.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
total hip
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
patient reported outcomes