© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Andrea Baldini and Patrizio Caldora (eds.)Perioperative Medical Management for Total Joint Arthroplasty10.1007/978-3-319-07203-6_18 18. Prevention of Infection: The Host Factors Matteo Carlo Ferrari1 and Guido Grappiolo1 (1) Hip Orthopedics and Prosthesis, Humanitas Clinical and…
Alexander JW, Aerni S, Plettner JP (1985) Development of a safe and effective one-minute preoperative skin preparation. Arch Surg (Chicago, Ill: 1960) 120(12):1357–1361 Anglen JO et al (2003) The use…
(3) University Hospital Saint Luc, Av. Hippocrate 10, Brussels, 1200, Belgium 17.1.1 Supporting Points Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a painful procedure that can be associated with severe acute…
Drug Preemptive dose Postoperative dose Route of administration Acetaminophen 975 mg 650 mg q6h IV/PO Paracetamol 2 g 2 g q4h IV/PO Celecoxib 400 mg 200 mg q12h PO Naproxen…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Andrea Baldini and Patrizio Caldora (eds.)Perioperative Medical Management for Total Joint Arthroplasty10.1007/978-3-319-07203-6_15 15. Dealing with Pain in a “Fast-Track” Protocol: The Experience of a European Professional Henrik Husted1 (1) Orthopedic Department,…
Motor block Contralateral leg numbness Ileus pressure phenomenon Pruritus Epidural hematoma Nausea and vomiting Technical issues In contrast, recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the literature (Fowler et al. 2008;…
Day 1 Day 3 Day 30 3 months and over Neuropathic features All surgeries 30 % 12 % 8–10 % 18.3 % 24 % (7–51 %) TKA 58 %…
Drugs Cost IV Cost per os Cost/day IV Cost/day per os Paracetamol (1 g) $1.12 $0.03 $4.47 $0.11 Ketoprofen (100 mg) $0.98 $0.21 $2.94 $0.41 Nefopam $0.62 $0.62 $3.73 $3.73…
Fig. 5.1 Published rates of fatal PEs and all-cause mortality in patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty. This figure represents the lead author in the study, the year of publication,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Andrea Baldini and Patrizio Caldora (eds.)Perioperative Medical Management for Total Joint Arthroplasty10.1007/978-3-319-07203-6_10 10. Mental Preparation of the Patient to the Arthroplasty Procedure Jonathan Lorenzo Chiti1 (1) Orthopaedic Unit, IFCA Clinic, Florence, Italy…
