Alcohol consumption and the risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity after primary hip or knee arthroplasty - A register-based cohort study.

Alcohol consumption and the risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity after primary hip or knee arthroplasty - A register-based cohort study.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the implications of low and moderate preoperative alcohol consumption on postoperative mortality and morbidity after primary hip and knee arthroplasty. METHODS:A total of 30,799 patients who underwent primary hip or knee arthroplasty between January 1st, 2005 and October 8th...

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Main Authors: Torill A Rotevatn, Henrik Bøggild, Christinna R Olesen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Rikke N Mortensen, Per F Jensen, Charlotte Overgaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5357001?pdf=render

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