Ninety-day mortality after hip arthroplasty: a comparison between unilateral and simultaneous bilateral procedures

J Arthroplasty. 2006 Sep;21(6 Suppl 2):60-4. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.05.016.

Abstract

This study compares the 90-day mortality of unilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) with simultaneous bilateral THA. Patient demographics, cause of death, and risk factors for mortality after THA were investigated. A total of 6258 patients (6791 hips) received primary THA using uncemented prostheses from 1995 to 2002. There were 5725 (91%) patients who received unilateral THA, whereas 533 (9%) patients underwent simultaneous bilateral THA. Of 6258 patients, 10 (0.16%) died within 90 days of THA, none of whom underwent simultaneous bilateral THA (0%, 0/533). Simultaneous bilateral uncemented THA performed in a select group of patients carries no greater perioperative mortality rate than unilateral THA.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / methods
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / mortality*
  • Bone Cements
  • Cause of Death
  • Comorbidity
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Survival Rate
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Bone Cements