The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 19-26 , January 2010

Risk Factors for Perioperative Mortality After Lower Extremity Arthroplasty: A Population-Based Study of 6,901,324 Patient Discharges

  • Stavros G. Memtsoudis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Stavros G. Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021.
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  • Alejandro González Della Valle, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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  • Melanie C. Besculides, DrPH, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, New Jersey
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  • Matthew Esposito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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  • Panagiotis Koulouvaris, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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  • Eduardo A. Salvati, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York

Received 28 April 2008 ,Accepted 15 November 2008.

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☆ This study was funded by the Hospital for Special Surgery Anesthesiology Young Investigator Award provided by the Department of Anesthesiology and the Hospital for Special Surgery.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.11.010

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 19-26 , January 2010

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