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Insulin Dependence Heralds Adverse Events After Hip And Knee Arthroplasty, Matthew Webb
Insulin Dependence Heralds Adverse Events After Hip And Knee Arthroplasty, Matthew Webb
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ABSTRACT
Background – Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most frequently performed orthopaedic procedures. As the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) continues to increase the burden of its sequelae and associated surgical complications have also increased. For these reasons, it is important to understand the associations between DM and the rates of perioperative adverse events in patients with DM who will undergo THA.
Methods – The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) database records perioperative adverse events as well as patient factors including demographics and comorbidities. Patients who underwent THA between 2005 and …