Preoperative prescriptions and polypharmacy in elective total hip and knee arthroplasty from 2010-2017, a descriptive cohort study.

Nina Brendborg Rasmussen Henrik KehletTroels Bygum KnudsenPernille PrintzlauChristoffer Calov Jørgensen

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2023)

Patients scheduled for elective THA and TKA used a median of 3 prescribed drugs. However, 1/3 of patients qualified as having polypharmacy and 41% used drugs requiring anesthetic consideration when planning for surgery. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
newly diagnosed
total knee arthroplasty
total hip
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
coronary artery bypass
adverse drug