PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Edward J. Filippone
AU  - Anju Yadav
TI  - Acute kidney injury after hip or knee replacement: Can we lower the risk?
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18044
DP  - 2019 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 263--276
VI  - 86
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/4/263.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/4/263.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2019 Apr 01; 86
AB  - Patients who undergo hip or knee replacement (total joint arthroplasty) face a risk of acute kidney injury that may be higher than previously thought and that increases steeply if they undergo surgical revision to treat prosthetic joint infection. This article assesses the incidence of and risk factors for acute kidney injury after primary total joint arthroplasty or placement of an antibiotic-loaded cement spacer to treat infection, and offers suggestions on how to reduce the risk.