Why the study?
Does the introduction of methylmethacrylate cement during hemiarthroplasty reduce cardiac output in elderly patients with displaced femoral neck fractures?
Population
20 elderly patients with displaced fractures of the femoral neck, similar in age, height, weight and…
Comparison
Cemented hemiarthroplasty vs Uncemented hemiarthroplasty
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Intraoperative
Authors
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Standard monitoring may miss transient cardiac depression from cement in hemiarthroplasty; hypothesis-generating for targeted hemodynamic assessment in high-risk patients.
Does the introduction of methylmethacrylate cement during hemiarthroplasty reduce cardiac output in elderly patients with displaced femoral neck fractures?
The introduction of bone cement during hemiarthroplasty causes significant, transient reductions in cardiac output and stroke volume that standard non-invasive monitoring fails to detect.
Clark et al. (2001) studied this question.