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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
Volume 11, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11164785
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COVID-19; proximal femoral fractures; direct lateral approach; direct anterior approach; DAA; hemiarthroplasty
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In COVID-19 patients, the direct lateral approach for hemiarthroplasty can preserve respiratory function and is associated with improved gas exchange compared to the direct anterior approach. Patients treated with the direct anterior approach had significantly shorter surgical time and less blood loss.
Background: During the COVID-19 emergency, the incidence of fragility fractures in elderly patients remained unchanged. The management of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach. The study aimed to assess the best surgical approach to treat COVID-19 patients with femoral neck fracture undergoing hemiarthroplasty (HA), comparing direct lateral (DL) versus direct anterior approach (DAA). Methods: A single-center, observational retrospective study including 50 patients affected by COVID-19 infection (30 males, 20 females) who underwent HA between April 2020 to April 2021 was performed. The patients were allocated into two groups according to the surgical approach used: lateral approach and anterior approach. For each patient, the data were recorded: age, sex, BMI, comorbidity, oxygen saturation (SpO(2)), fraction of the inspired oxygen (FiO(2)), type of ventilation invasive or non-invasive, HHb, P/F ratio (PaO2/FiO(2)), hemoglobin level the day of surgery and 1 day post operative, surgical time, Nottingham Hip Fractures Score (NHFS) and American Society of Anesthesiologists Score (ASA). The patients were observed from one hour before surgery until 48 h post-surgery of follow-up. The patients were stratified into five groups according to Alhazzani scores. A non-COVID-19 group of patients, as the control, was finally introduced. Results: A lateral position led to a better level of oxygenation (p < 0.01), compared to the supine anterior approach. We observed a better post-operative P/F ratio and a reduced need for invasive ventilation in patients lying in the lateral position. A statistically significant reduction in the surgical time emerged in patients treated with DAA (p < 0.01). Patients within the DAA group had a significantly lower blood loss compared to direct lateral approach. Conclusions: DL approach with lateral decubitus seems to preserved respiratory function in HA surgery. Thus, the lateral position may be associated with beneficial effects on gas exchange.
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