Influence of Chronic Kidney Disease on Patients Undergoing Elective Hip and Knee Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Conclusions: In elective hip and knee surgery, compared with non-CKD patients, CKD patients showed worse health conditions. Due to a higher rate of comorbidities and complications in CKD patients, they should be treated carefully during perioperative periods. PMID: 31500490 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Investigative Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: J Invest Surg Source Type: research