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1. Use of perioperative hydroxyethyl starch 6% and albumin 5% in elective joint arthroplasty and association with adverse outcomes: a retrospective population based analysis.

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Opperer, Mathias, Poeran, Jashvant, Rasul, Rehana, Mazumdar, Madhu, and Memtsoudis, Stavros G.

Subjects
ACUTE kidney failure, ARTIFICIAL joints, COLLOIDS, FLUID therapy, HYDROXYETHYL starch, SURGICAL complications, ALBUMINS, PERIOPERATIVE care
Abstract

The article discusses research which examined the association between perioperative fluid resuscitation with hydroxyethyl starch or albumin and adverse outcomes in patients undergoing elective joint arthroplasty procedures. Topics covered include the link between the fluid resuscitation and an increased risk for acute renal failure, the use of standardized billing items in determining the perioperative use of hydroxyethyl starch or albumin and the decline in the use of hydroxyethyl starch.

Published
2015
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2. Tranexamic acid use and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty in the United States: retrospective analysis of effectiveness and safety.

Author

Poeran, Jashvant, Rasul, Rehana, Suzuko Suzuki, Danninger, Thomas, Mazumdar, Madhu, Opperer, Mathias, Boettner, Friedrich, and Memtsoudis, Stavros G.

Subjects
THROMBOEMBOLISM, CLINICAL drug trials, MEDICAL care, EVALUATION of medical care, MEDICAL practice, PATIENTS, PREOPERATIVE care, SAFETY, SERIAL publications, SURGICAL complications, TOTAL hip replacement, TOTAL knee replacement, RETROSPECTIVE studies, PATIENT selection, DIAGNOSIS, TRANEXAMIC acid, THERAPEUTICS
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The article discusses a study conducted by Jashvant Poeran and colleagues which aims to assess the perioperative use of the medication tranexamic acid in total hip and total knee arthroplasties without the need for blood transfusions and risks for thromboembolic and renal problems. Topics discussed include the summary answer and the main result of the study, what the research adds on previous studies on tranexamic acid use, and the methodology of the study.

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2014
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