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Poor outcome of octogenarians admitted to ICU due to periprosthetic joint infections: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Even though surgical techniques and implants have evolved, periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a serious complication leading to poor postoperative outcome and a high mortality. The literature is lacking in studies reporting the mortality of very elderly patients with periprosth...

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Autores principales: Yilmaz, Emre, Poell, Alexandra, Baecker, Hinnerk, Frieler, Sven, Waydhas, Christian, Schildhauer, Thomas A., Hamsen, Uwe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7229634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32414416
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03331-0