Bone cement implantation syndrome: A dreaded complication during arthroplasty

Bone cement implantation syndrome.

Bone cement implantation syndrome (BCIS) is characterized by hypoxia, hypotension, cardiac arrhythmias, increased pulmonary vascular resistance and cardiac arrest. It is a known cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cemented orthopaedic surgeries. The rarity of the condition as well as absence of a proper definition has contributed to under-reporting of cases. We report a 59-y...

Bone cement implantation syndrome.

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 may also be seen in the postoperative period in a milder form causing hypoxia and confusion. Hip arthroplasty is becoming more common in an ageing population. The older patient may have co-existing pathologies whic...

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Reducing the risk of bone cement implantation syndrome during femoral arthroplasty.

Patients with pathologic hip fractures or impending pathologic proximal femur fractures are at a high risk for developing bone cement implantation syndrome during cemented femoral arthroplasty. Comorbid conditions of patients who sustain these fractures, including cardiopulmonary compromise and permeable, highly vascular bone related to metastatic disease, put them at risk for sudden death. Red...

Bone Cement Implantation Syndrome – A Survival Story

Journal of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Case Reports 2015 July-Sep;1(1): 24-26 Dr. Bharati Adhye Dr. Ganesh Bhong Dr. Yogesh Panchwagh Sancheti Institute of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Shivaji Nagar, Pune. Address of Correspondence