Impact of Preoperative Quality of Life and Related Factors on the Development of Surgical Site Infections Following Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Prospective Case-Control Study with a Five-Year Follow-Up
Table 4
Surgical parameters of the included population.
N
TKR (N1, %)
THR (N2, %)
Cases
56
37 (66.1)
19 (33.9)
Regional anaesthesia
38 (69.1)
28 (77.8)
10 (52.6)
General anaesthesia
17 (30.9)
8 (22.2)
9 (47.4)
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)
38 (67.9)
37 (100.0)
1 (5.3)
Autologous blood transfusion
13 (23.2)
6 (16.2)
7 (36.8)
Tramadol (painkiller)
21 (37.5)
15 (40.5)
6 (31.6)
Fever
5 (9.3)
4 (11.1)
1 (5.6)
Operation time (in minutes, expressed as mean value ± standard deviation)
91 ± 26
81 ± 22
107 ± 23
Days in hospital (expressed as mean value ± standard deviation)
5.2 ± 1.2
4.9 ± 1.2
5.7 ± 1.0
Total number of subjects. Number of subjects treated with TKR. Number of subjects treated with THR.
