Epidemiology Study in Major Orthopaedic Surgery
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 500
- Locations
- 1
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to:
- Create a database including a description of the patient population that undergoes total hip replacement with special emphasis on orthopedic and cardiovascular complications and the quality of life 1 year postoperatively.
- Characterise the patient at risk for the above mentioned events
- Create methods for predicting patients at risk for short-term (90 days) and long term (1 year) complications in relation to hip replacement surgery.
Detailed Description
Introduction:
Total hip replacement surgery is a standard procedure, which has been shown to be both cost-effective and to give the patient a pain free daily living. Since Sir Charnley made total hip replacement a standard procedure millions of hips have been implanted.
In Denmark about 100 out of 100.000 did get a hip replacement operation in 2001(DHAR).
When a patient with a painful hip due to arthrosis, arthritis, fracture sequelae and other reasons, is offered a total hip replacement, several issues are taken into consideration: concurrent diseases, bone quality, age, life expectancy, prosthesis type, operation methods etc.
In the elderly patient a thorough medical evaluation is performed in order to minimise the intraoperative risc for cardiopulmonary morbidity. Nearly all patients in Denmark (over 99%) are getting thromboprophylaxis during the hospital stay to minimise cardiovascular complications.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Defined Population
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •All patients operated with Hip Arthroplasty Replacement in Hillerød and Hørsholm Hospitals from 1.1 2004.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Written informed consent denied
- •Patients under 18 years of age.
- •Patients not habitants of Denmark at the time of the operation.
- •Patients without a CPR-number (civil registration number).