کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4062274 | 1604042 | 2010 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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A prospective exploratory study of fat emboli in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty was performed in patients randomly assigned to surgery with computer-assisted navigation or standard technique. Transesophageal echocardiography of the right atrium was recorded for 5 consecutive 1-minute intervals after tourniquet deflation. Emboli were graded on a scale of 0 to 3 based on embolism size, amount of atrium filled, and duration of embolic shower, creating an overall score of 0 to 9. The mean (SD, range) of the 5 overall scores for each total knee arthroplasty was 6.00 (0.76, 4.6-7.4) for computer-assisted navigation (22 patients) and 6.42 (0.97, 4.6-7.9) for standard technique (22 patients) (P = .14), with a 95% confidence interval for the difference of −0.11 to 0.95. We conclude that any difference in extent of emboli between the 2 surgical techniques is unlikely to be of clinical significance.
Journal: The Journal of Arthroplasty - Volume 25, Issue 7, October 2010, Pages 1034–1040