CORR Insights®: The Rothman Index is Associated With Postdischarge Adverse Events After Hip Fracture Surgery in Geriatric Patients
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DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000532689.78005.16
Abstract: Hip fractures remain one of the most devastating events that older patients can experience. These injuries can cause the need for around-the-clock care, institutionalization, and even death. Despite a declining incidence, the absolute number of… read more here.
Keywords: corr insights; hip fracture; rothman index; adverse events ... See more keywords
CORR Insights®: Surgeon Personal Protection An Underappreciated Benefit of Positive-pressure Exhaust Suits
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DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000533609.68604.07
Abstract: Makovicka and colleagues [13] compared three surgical-gowning systems in terms of how they protected healthcare workers from exposure to particulate debris during cadaveric TKA. They found that wearing a positivepressure exhaust suit produced less exposure… read more here.
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CORR Insights®: Does Tourniquet Use in TKA Increase Postoperative Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000000641
Abstract: Tourniquet use during TKA is controversial. While using a tourniquet improves visualization by providing a bloodless field and improving cement interdigitation into cancellous bone, its disadvantages include soft-tissue compression under the tourniquet, and diminished blood… read more here.
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