Linked Life Data

7744936

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/7744936

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
We randomised 24 patients before they had a cemented hemiarthroplasty for hip fracture to receive either thorough or minimal saline lavage of the femoral canal. We then determined the effect in each group on the thromboembolic and cardiopulmonary responses to the pressurised insertion of cement, using transoesophageal echocardiography to show the echogenic embolic response. We found a statistically significant reduction in both the duration of the response and the number of large emboli in patients who had had thorough lavage as compared with the control group with minimal lavage. There was also less disturbance of pulmonary function, as assessed by the change in end-tidal CO2 levels and oxygen saturation, in patients who had thorough lavage. Three patients had a significant fall in blood pressure during cement insertion; all had only minimal lavage. We consider that thorough lavage should be an essential part of the preparation of the proximal femur before cement insertion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
456-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Medullary lavage reduces embolic phenomena and cardiopulmonary changes during cemented hemiarthroplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial