The Incidence of Acute Respiratory Infection Was Higher in the Older Adults with Lower Limb Fracture Who Receive Spinal Anesthesia Than Those Who Receive General Anesthesia.
Kuang-Ting YehWen-Tien WuRu-Ping LeeJen-Hung WangTsung-Ying ChenPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
The incidence of postoperative ARI within one month of surgery was higher among older patients with lower-limb fractures who received RA for surgery than among those who received GA for surgery. The other major risk factors for ARI were older age, hypertension, liver disease, and COPD. Therefore, we should focus on patients with a high risk of developing ARI, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keyphrases
- lower limb
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- risk factors
- surgical site infection
- physical activity
- blood pressure
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- liver failure
- rheumatoid arthritis
- spinal cord
- pet ct
- patients undergoing
- spinal cord injury
- coronary artery disease
- cystic fibrosis
- systemic sclerosis
- respiratory failure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- acute coronary syndrome
- hip fracture
- mechanical ventilation
- interstitial lung disease