Abstract
One hundred fifty-three patients with hypoxia of both sexes, underwent hip arthroplasty from January 2012 to January 2014, aged 65-97 yr, weighing 41-80 kg, living in areas at altitude above 1800 m, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅱ-Ⅵ, were selected.The hemoglobin(Hb)at 3-4 days after operation was collected, and the patients were divided into 3 groups depending on whether or not postoperative anemia occurred: no anemia group(Hb>110 g/L); mild anemia group(90 g/L≤Hb≤110 g/L); moderate anemia group(70 g/L≤Hb 0.05). Postoperative mild and moderate anemia did not affect the short-term outcome after hip arthroplasty in elderly patients in high-altitude regions. Key words: Anemia; Altitude; Hip arthroplasty, replacement, hip; Prognosis; Aged
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