Research Article Details

Article ID: A47660
PMID: 34101656
Source: JBJS Case Connect
Title: Early Postoperative Pneumonia After Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in "COVID-19 Survivor": A Case Report.
Abstract: CASE: A 57-year-old woman with a history of COVID-19 pneumonia, myelodysplastic syndrome, type II diabetes mellitus, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis underwent elective total hip arthroplasty 3 months after her COVID-19 infection had clinically resolved. Her postoperative course was complicated by COVID-19-negative pneumonia within 24 hours postoperatively requiring ICU admission. CONCLUSION: Patients who have previously recovered from COVID-19 infection may have long-lasting cardiopulmonary effects that may be asymptomatic. Further assessment of postoperative risk and guidance on preoperative evaluation of COVID-19 "survivors" is needed.
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00041