Open AccessThe Effect of Modern Antiretroviral Therapy on Complication Rates After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Oliver C. Sax,
Nequesha S. Mohamed,
Sahir S. Pervaiz,
Scott J. Douglas,
Albert J. Aboulafia,
Ronald E. Delanois
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.20.00175
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , comorbidity , retrospective cohort study , cohort , arthroplasty , body mass index , complication , antiretroviral therapy , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , immunology
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains the cornerstone of decreasing morbidity and mortality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but additional information on its impact on total hip arthroplasty (THA) complication rates is needed to mitigate risks postoperatively. Therefore, we sought to examine patients with HIV who were and were not taking ART compared with a cohort without HIV in the setting of primary THA with respect to the following outcomes: length of stay, readmissions, and postoperative infection.