Open AccessBone cement implantation syndrome: A dreaded complication during arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Jaspreet Kaur Nagpal,
Pramod M Velankar,
Sandeep Choudhary,
Venkatesh Nutangi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.160801
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , hypoxemia , surgery , arthroplasty , bone cement , hip arthroplasty , anesthesia , cement , archaeology , history
Bone cement implantation syndrome is a known cause of intraoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cemented arthroplasty. It is a rare but potentially fatal complication. A case of elderly female patient is reported who developed this complication during hemi arthroplasty of right hip. Within a few minutes of cementation, she developed severe hemodynamic derangement and shock with hypoxemia. Aggressive and early resuscitative measures led to a favorable outcome. Risk factors, etiopathogenesis and management of this condition are discussed in brief