International variation in distribution of ASA class in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty and its influence on mortality: data from an international consortium of arthroplasty registries.

Background and purpose — A challenge comparing outcomes from total hip arthroplasty between countries is variation in preoperative characteristics, particularly comorbidity. Therefore, we investigated between-country variation in comorbidity in patients based on ASA class distribution, and determine...

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Published in:	Acta Orthopaedica Vol. 92; no. 3; pp. 304 - 311
Main Authors:	Silman, Alan J, Combescure, Christophe, Ferguson, Rory J, Graves, Stephen E, Paxton, Elizabeth W, Frampton, Chris, Furnes, Ove, Fenstad, Anne Marie, Hooper, Gary, Garland, Anne, Spekenbrink-Spooren, Anneke, Wilkinson, J Mark, Mäkelä, Keijo, Lübbeke, Anne, Rolfson, Ola
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Medical Journals Sweden AB Jun2021
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