Bone cement implantation syndrome (BCIS) is poorly understood. It is an important cause of
intraoperative mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing cemented hip arthroplasty and …

This article describes a systematic review on the research into postoperative cognitive
dysfunction (POCD) in noncardiac surgery to ascertain the status of the evidence and to …

This review summarises the evidence for the treatment of displaced fractures of the femoral
neck in elderly patients. Results from randomised clinical trials and national register studies …

Delirium presents clinically with differing subtypes ranging from hyperactive to hypoactive.
The clinical presentation is not clearly linked to specific pathophysiological mechanisms …

Nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism (NTPE) is defined as embolisation to the pulmonary
circulation of different cell types (adipocytes, haematopoietic, amniotic, trophoblastic or …

Background and Purpose—Improvements in cardiac surgery mortality and morbidity have
focused interest on the neurological injury such as stroke and cognitive decline that may …

Objectives To examine mortality and revision rates among patients with osteoarthritis
undergoing hip arthroplasty and to compare these rates between patients undergoing …

Paradoxical cerebral embolism of cement occurred in a 78-year-old woman after cement−
assisted transpedicular spinal fixation surgery. Multiple pulmonary emboli of …

BACKGROUND: Neurocognitive dysfunction remains a limitation of cardiac surgery with
cardiopulmonary bypass. Intraoperative cerebral microembolization is believed to be one of …

Postoperative delirium is a major problem in elderly patients undergoing surgical repair of
hip fracture. It is imperative to identify potentially treatable preoperative factors associated …