TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk of Ischemic Stroke After Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation in Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Patients
AU - Khormaee, Sariah
AU - Do, Huong T.
AU - Mayr, Yevgeniy
AU - Gialdini, Gino
AU - Kamel, Hooman
AU - Lyman, Stephen
AU - Cross, Michael B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - Background: To determine if new-onset perioperative atrial fibrillation during arthroplasty represents a benign response to intraoperative cardiac stress or is a risk factor for stroke, we evaluated the subsequent risk of ischemic stroke in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation occurring during primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). Methods: Discharge data of all adult patients undergoing primary TKA or THA from 1997 to 2013 were queried via the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database to find patients with new-onset perioperative atrial fibrillation. These patients were then followed up over time to determine their risk of ischemic stroke. Results: Of the 312,636 TKA and 215,610 THA unique patient admissions, 3646 (0.7%) had a diagnosis of new-onset perioperative atrial fibrillation. The cohort of patients with this finding was 58.9% female with an average age of 73.6 years and higher prevalence of vascular risk factors. Adjusting for validated stroke risk factors, the risk of ischemic stroke within 1 year after THA or TKA in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation was 2.7 times higher than in those without a history of atrial fibrillation (odds ratio: 2.7, 95% confidence interval: 1.5-4.8). Hospital length of stay and charges for patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation were also greater than patients with either a prior diagnosis or no diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. Conclusion: New-onset atrial fibrillation during TKA and THA may indicate risk of ischemic stroke following surgery that should warrant medical follow-up and may increase hospital length of stay and charges.
AB - Background: To determine if new-onset perioperative atrial fibrillation during arthroplasty represents a benign response to intraoperative cardiac stress or is a risk factor for stroke, we evaluated the subsequent risk of ischemic stroke in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation occurring during primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). Methods: Discharge data of all adult patients undergoing primary TKA or THA from 1997 to 2013 were queried via the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database to find patients with new-onset perioperative atrial fibrillation. These patients were then followed up over time to determine their risk of ischemic stroke. Results: Of the 312,636 TKA and 215,610 THA unique patient admissions, 3646 (0.7%) had a diagnosis of new-onset perioperative atrial fibrillation. The cohort of patients with this finding was 58.9% female with an average age of 73.6 years and higher prevalence of vascular risk factors. Adjusting for validated stroke risk factors, the risk of ischemic stroke within 1 year after THA or TKA in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation was 2.7 times higher than in those without a history of atrial fibrillation (odds ratio: 2.7, 95% confidence interval: 1.5-4.8). Hospital length of stay and charges for patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation were also greater than patients with either a prior diagnosis or no diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. Conclusion: New-onset atrial fibrillation during TKA and THA may indicate risk of ischemic stroke following surgery that should warrant medical follow-up and may increase hospital length of stay and charges.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85047187158&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85047187158&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.arth.2018.04.009
DO - 10.1016/j.arth.2018.04.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 29793849
AN - SCOPUS:85047187158
VL - 33
SP - 3016
EP - 3019
JO - Journal of Arthroplasty
JF - Journal of Arthroplasty
SN - 0883-5403
IS - 9
ER -