Cement implantation syndrome: a time limited embolic phenomenon

Cement implantation syndrome: a time limited embolic phenomenon.

C EMENTED arthroplasty is among the most common and effective surgical procedures performed for elderly patients. The cement implantation syndrome is a well-recognized complication of this procedure, characterized by systemic hypotension, pulmonary hypertension and oxygen desaturation at the time of cement and prosthesis insertion. ~ This syndrome is now thought to be caused by the haemodynamic...

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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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