Mortality among patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries and admitted to the ICU

Authors

  • Hussein Assaggaf Department of Orthopaedics, East Jeddah Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Fahad Ahmed Alrashed General Practitioner, Al Yamamah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Mansour Musaad Alsaluli Department of Orthopaedics, Prince Mishari bin Saud hospital, Albaha, Saudi Arabia
  • Hussain Saeed Alghamdi Department of Orthopaedics, King Fahad Hospital, Albaha, Saudi Arabia
  • Mohammed Saleh Alghamdi Department of Orthopaedics, King Fahad Hospital, Albaha, Saudi Arabia
  • Muteb Saad Alrabie Department of Orthopaedics, Prince Mishari bin Saud hospital, Albaha, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdulrahman Hassan Alasmari Department of Orthopaedics, Khamis Mushait General Hospital, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdullah Naif Alsulaimani Department of Pediatrics, Heraa General Hospital, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Ahmed Essam Nasser Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Nada Abdulqader Bukhari College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdullah Abdulaziz Alzaidi College of Medicine, Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210018

Keywords:

Mortality, Intensive care, Orthopedics

Abstract

Many postoperative complications have been associated with orthopedic surgeries, which require patients to be admitted to intensive care units. In this study, we reviewed previous studies that reported the mortality rates for patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries and have been admitted to the ICU, in addition to discussing the risk factors and complications for this event and the possible preventive measures. Studies showed that mortality rates in the ICU following orthopedic procedures are much lower than other procedures that are usually associated with higher rates of complications and deaths. However, serious efforts should be offered to decrease the development of complications that may increase the burdens of such cases. To achieve this, the identification of the possible risk factors is essential for decreasing this burden. We found that old age, the presence of comorbidities, the complexity of the procedure, and having large amounts of blood transfusion before the procedure might be significant factors for the development of severe complications and subsequent death. We have also discussed some complications like cardiovascular, cerebral, spinal, pulmonary, and renal disorders. Eliminating these disorders would require more effort for eliminating pain, applying appropriate doses of anesthetics, antibiotics, and beta-blockers.

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Published

2021-01-27

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Assaggaf, H., Alrashed, F. A., Alsaluli, M. M., Alghamdi, H. S., Alghamdi, M. S., Alrabie, M. S., Alasmari, A. H., Alsulaimani, A. N., Nasser, A. E., Bukhari, N. A., & Alzaidi, A. A. (2021). Mortality among patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries and admitted to the ICU. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(2), 910–914. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210018

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