The incidence of acute myocardial infarction after elective spinal fusions or joint replacement surgery in the United States: a large-scale retrospective observational cohort study in 322,585 patients

The incidence of acute myocardial infarction after elective spinal fusions or joint replacement surgery in the United States: a large-scale retrospective observational cohort study in 322,585 patients

Abstract Background Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is an uncommon but fatal complication among patients undergoing elective spinal fusion surgery (SF), total hip arthroplasty (THA), and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Our objective was to estimate the incidence of AMI among adults undergoing elect...

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Main Authors: Patrick J. Arena, Jingping Mo, Qing Liu, Xiaofeng Zhou, Richard Gong, Charles Wentworth, Sundaresan Murugesan, Kui Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Subjects:
Myocardial infarction
Spinal fusion
Total hip arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty
Epidemiology
Electronic healthcare records
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-021-00305-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-021-00305-6

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