Objective To explore the influencing factors of muscle calf vein thrombosis (MCVT) after hip and knee arthroplasty. Methods Convenience sampling method was used to select patients who underwent hip or knee arthroplasty in 4 hospitals in Beijing, Jiangsu and Hainan between March 2021 and May 2022 as the research subjects. They were divided into MCVT group and non-MCVT group according to whether the lower limb MCVT occurred on the 3rd postoperative day. Generalized linear mixed model was used to analyze the influencing factors of MCVT. Results A total of 278 patients were included, including 47 patients in the MCVT group, accounting for 16.91%, and 231 patients in the non-MCVT group, accounting for 83.09%. Generalized linear mixed model analysis showed that the ambulation on the first postoperative day [odds ratio=0.364, 95% confidence interval (0.159, 0.832), P=0.017] and preoperative activated partial thromboplastin time [odds ratio=0.884, 95% confidence interval (0.785, 0.994), P=0.040] were protective factors for MCVT after hip and knee arthroplasty. Conclusions The ambulation on the first postoperative day and preoperative activated partial thromboplastin time are protective factors for MCVT after hip and knee arthroplasty. The relationship between hypertension, drainage and MCVT needs to be further explored. Clinical medical staff should pay close attention to the postoperative ambulation of patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty, encourage and guide patients to get out of bed early, comprehensively assess the patients’ condition and the risk of postoperative MCVT, and flexibly formulate individualized prevention and treatment plans to avoid the occurrence of MCVT and improve the prognosis.
Ankle pump exercise (APE) is one of the basic measures to prevent the formation of deep vein thrombosis, which has been widely recognized for its advantages of simplicity, safety, and ease of perform. However, there is still controversy regarding the frequency, duration, angle, position, and adjunctive exercise of APE. This article will review the hemodynamic and hemorheological effects of APE for the prevention of DVT, the current status of clinical application, and new advances in adjunctive APE, in order to provide methods and guidance for clinical staff.
Objective To investigate the prevalence of postoperative delirium (POD) in elderly patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide evidence for early screening and intervention of POD. Methods The medical records of elderly patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery in the Department of Orthopaedics of the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital between January 2021 and December 2022 were retrospectively collected. The included patients were divided into POD group and non-POD group. The patients’ demographic characteristics, medical history, laboratory indicators, perioperative medication, intraoperative and postoperative indicators were collected to analyze the risk factors affecting POD. Results A total of 455 elderly patients were included. Among them, there were 75 cases in the POD group and 380 cases in the non-POD group. The incidence of POD was 16.5% (75/455). There were statistically significant differences in age, body mass index, number of combined underlying diseases≥3, albumin<35 g/L, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, intraoperative blood loss≥200 mL, intraoperative blood transfusion, postoperative Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, indwelling catheters, admission to intensive care unit (ICU), and length of ICU stay between the two groups (P<0.05). The results of logistic regression analysis showed that age≥79 years, number of combined underlying diseases≥3, albumin<35 g/L, intraoperative blood loss≥200 mL, ASA grade≥Ⅲ, postoperative VAS score, and postoperative admission to ICU (P<0.05) were independent influencing factors for POD occurrence in elderly patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery. Conclusions POD is one of the common postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery. Age≥79 years, number of combined underlying diseases≥3, albumin<35 g/L, intraoperative blood loss≥200 mL, ASA grade≥Ⅲ, postoperative VAS score, and postoperative admission to ICU are independent risk factors for POD in elderly patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery. Clinical staff should evaluate and screen these factors early and take preventive measures to reduce the incidence of POD.