Temperature trends in total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective study.
J Arthroplasty
; 18(4): 426-9, 2003 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12820083
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to define the temporal trend in body temperature of patients during the first 5 days after total hip arthroplasty (THA). The medical records of 98 consecutive THAs were reviewed, 88 clinically uncomplicated cases were included. The average maximum temperature reached during the study period was 38.08 degrees C, a 3.7% (P< or =.01) increase from the preoperative base line of 36.64 degrees C. In this study, 62.5% of patients reached a temperature > or =38.0 degrees C; 19.3% > or = 38.5 degrees C; and 3.4% > or = 39.0 degrees C. No patients had a preoperative temperature of > or =38 degrees C recorded. On the first postoperative day, 39 patients had a temperature > or =38 degrees C. The number of febrile patients progressively decreased until by the fifth postoperative day, only 5 patients had a temperature > or =38 degrees C recorded.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Temperatura Corporal
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Artroplastia de Quadril
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Arthroplasty
Assunto da revista:
ORTOPEDIA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália