Rheumatoid arthritis patients are not at increased risk for 30-day cardiovascular events, infections, or mortality after total joint arthroplasty

• Published in: Arthritis research & therapy Vol. 15; no. 6; p. R195
• Main Authors: Michaud, Kaleb, Fehringer, Edward V, Garvin, Kevin, O'Dell, James R, Mikuls, Ted R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.11.2013; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - mortality; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - surgery; Arthroplasty; Arthroplasty, Replacement - adverse effects; Cardiovascular diseases; Comorbidity; Complications and side effects; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Patient outcomes; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Proportional Hazards Models; Quality control; Rheumatoid arthritis; Risk Factors; United States

Serious infection, cardiovascular disease, and mortality are increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Whether RA affects the risk for these complications after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is unknown, we hypothesize that it does. We compared the occurrence of 30-day postoperative complications and...