Frailty Among Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Recipients: Epidemiology and Propensity Score-weighted Analysis of Effect on In-hospital Postoperative Outcomes.
Abdul K ZalikhaLuu PhamJacob KeeleyInaya Hajj HusseinMouhanad M El-OthmaniPublished in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2022)
Patients with frailty undergoing TJA procedures are at a markedly higher risk for developing postoperative complications and worse hospital economic outcomes. As this patient population continues to increase, it is imperative for clinicians to use their risk factors in optimizing their perioperative care and support.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- total hip
- healthcare
- total knee arthroplasty
- palliative care
- patients undergoing
- magnetic resonance
- case report
- community dwelling
- adverse drug
- cardiac surgery
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- contrast enhanced
- adipose tissue
- network analysis
- weight loss
- acute kidney injury
- computed tomography
- life cycle