The purpose of this study is to analyze how common stress hyperglycaemia (abnormally high blood glucose) is in primary hip and knee replacement surgeries and which factors predispose to hyperglycaemia.
Postoperative infections remain one of the most frequent reasons of failure of hip and knee prostheses. Diabetes increases the risk of infections. In other fields of surgery, hyperglycemia induced by surgical stress (stress/perioperative hyperglycemia) has been associated with higher rates of postoperative infections and complications. Such studies have not yet been performed in the field of joint replacement surgery. Unlike several other risk factors of infected joint replacements, hyperglycemia is potentially modifiable and therefore its prevalence, predisposing factors and association with postoperative infections are of interest.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
193
Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement
Tampere, Finland
Occurrence (and severity) of hyperglycemia following primary hip or knee replacement
Follow-up covers postoperative hospital stay at the operating hospital, that lasts typically 2-5 days.
Time frame: 3 days (average)
Incidence of surgical-site infections
Time frame: 1 year
Prevalence of glucose metabolism disorders and metabolic syndrome
Time frame: Baseline
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