Why the study?
Does the insertion of bone cement during total hip replacement cause a precipitous fall in blood pressure?
Population
50 patients undergoing elective total hip replacement, ages ranging from 46 to 84 years.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
Immediate perioperative period (minutes)
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to possible transient hypotension during cement insertion in hip replacement; leaves open incidence, mechanisms, and prevention in controlled studies.
Does the insertion of bone cement during total hip replacement cause a precipitous fall in blood pressure?
The insertion of bone cement during total hip replacement can cause a rapid, precipitous, and transient fall in blood pressure, which may be related to the high temperatures generated during the cement's chemical curing process.
Philip Frost (1970) studied this question.
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