Survival at 30 days in elderly patients with hip fracture surgery who were exposed to hypothermia: Survival study.

The effect of hypothermia as a mortality risk factor at 30 days in the elderly who had hip fracture (HF) surgery is still controversial because it may be due to a set of poorly identified factors. In this study, we aim to determine if exposure to intra and immediate postoperative hypothermia increases the incidence of mortality at 30 days in elderly patients who had HF surgery.Survival study in the elderly who had HF surgery with and without exposure to hypothermia.

Obesity, depression and factors associated to the quality of life in total knee arthroplasty.

Background: Knee osteoarthritis can be accompanied by depression and obesity, which could affect the quality of life (QOL) and function after a total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Objective: To compare the QOL in subjects with depression and obesity 5 years after TKA.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of prospectively collected data, with two and three groups based on depression and obesity status.