SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed patients who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty within 2 weeks of a COVID-19 diagnosis were at an increased risk for venous thromboembolism, sepsis and surgical site infection.
“Establishing a timeframe of when it is best to undergo these operations with minimum postoperative complications after COVID-19 diagnosis needs further research,” Shaelyn Choi, BA, said in her presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Using the National COVID Cohort Collaborative, a database of 17.5 million people