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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on thromboembolic events after arthroplasty: integrative review
| Resumo: | Knee and hip arthroplasty is a recognizedly effective treatment for advanced arthrosis, improving pain and quality of life for affected patients. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a delay in the performance of surgeries, worsening the comorbidities of these patients in addition to an increase in thromboembolic events caused by the coronavirus infection. Objective: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on thromboembolic events after knee and hip arthroplasty surgery. Methods: This is an integrative review, with a search from June to August 2022 in the PubMed, Web of Science and Embase databases. Results: after reading the articles found in the databases, 05 articles were selected for this review. Conclusion: The prevention of thromboembolic events after knee and hip arthroplasty is part of routine postoperative care. The COVID-19 pandemic, with the consequent postponement of scheduled elective surgeries and with some controversy in the literature, increased the number of thromboembolic events after arthroplasty surgeries. |
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| Autores principais: | Trindade, Andrei Machado Viegas da |
| Outros Autores: | Cordeiro, Lorraine Barbosa; Araujo, Helder Rocha da Silva; Torres, Marcelo Rodrigues; Paranhos Junior, Halley; Silva Filho, Ulbiramar Correia da; Santos Junior, Cicero Antonio dos; Silva, Bruno Oliveira; Parreira, Rodolfo Borges; Oliveira, Claudia Santos |
| Assunto: | Artroplastia Tromboembolismo COVID-19 Coronavírus. Artroplastia Tromboembolismo COVID-19 Coronavirus. Arthroplasty Thromboembolism COVID-19 Coronavirus. |
| Ano: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | Knee and hip arthroplasty is a recognizedly effective treatment for advanced arthrosis, improving pain and quality of life for affected patients. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a delay in the performance of surgeries, worsening the comorbidities of these patients in addition to an increase in thromboembolic events caused by the coronavirus infection. Objective: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on thromboembolic events after knee and hip arthroplasty surgery. Methods: This is an integrative review, with a search from June to August 2022 in the PubMed, Web of Science and Embase databases. Results: after reading the articles found in the databases, 05 articles were selected for this review. Conclusion: The prevention of thromboembolic events after knee and hip arthroplasty is part of routine postoperative care. The COVID-19 pandemic, with the consequent postponement of scheduled elective surgeries and with some controversy in the literature, increased the number of thromboembolic events after arthroplasty surgeries. |
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