Early death following primary total hip arthroplasty: 1,727 procedures with mechanical thrombo-prophylaxis

Figures & data

Table 1.  Timing and causes of death in 17/1,727 patients within 90 days of primary THA

Sex	Age	No. of days alive after THA	Cause of death	Postmortem performed?
F	83	0	IHD	Yes
F	80	2	IHD	Yes
M	72	8	IHD	Yes
F	75	17	Carcinoma	No
F	80	18	PE	Yes
F	89	20	IHD	Yes
F	79	25	PE	Yes
F	83	33	IHD	No
M	75	35	CVE	No
F	72	36	IHD	No
F	86	40	CVE	Yes
F	71	42	Peritonitis	Yes
M	78	47	Pneumonia	No
M	72	59	CVE	No
F	82	67	IHD	No
M	56	82	CVE	Yes
M	61	83	Carcinomatosis	No

CVE, cerebrovascular event;

IHD, ischemic heart disease;

PE, pulmonary embolism.

Table 2.  Death rates at 30 and 90 days after primary THA according to age at procedure

Age (years)	30-day mortality	90-day mortality
<70	0/882 (0%)	2/822 (0.2%)
70–79	3/626 (0.5%)	8/626 (1.3%)
80−	4/279 (1.4%)	7/279 (2.5%)

Survivorships.