Risk of perioperative mortality and venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee arthroplasty with recent COVID-19 infection: an observational study from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Database
Recent COVID-19 infection did not significantly impact VTE risk after THA or TKA. However, infection within 6 to 12 weeks preoperatively was associated with increased 90-day mortality.
Authors
- Graham J. DeKeyser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9670-8211)
- Andrew L. Avins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1723-7904)
- Aidan T. Morrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9240-7614)
- Joseph Cox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7041-1556)
- Ryland Kagan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4892-5753)
- Mackenzie C. Kelly
- Lusine Gigoyan
Institutions
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center (US)
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Orthopaedica
- Published
- 2025-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.44481
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00