Estudios originales
Published on 24 de septiembre de 2025 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2025.08.3111
Observational study of the profile of patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty in Chilean public hospitals funded through Diagnosis-Related Groups, from 2019 to 2023
| High blood pressure | 6346 | 56.94% | 4605 | 25.21% |
| Diabetes | 2418 | 21.69% | 2070 | 11.33% |
| Hypothyroidism | 1542 | 13.83% | 1285 | 7.04% |
| Obesity | 1343 | 12.05% | 885 | 4.85% |
| Asthma | 451 | 4.05% | 339 | 1.86% |
| COPD | 201 | 1.80% | 217 | 1.19% |
| Mood disorder | 469 | 4.21% | 371 | 2.03% |
| Fibromyalgia | 103 | 0.92% | 84 | 0.46% |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 353 | 3.17% | 203 | 1.11% |
| Penicillin allergy | 263 | 2.36% | 240 | 1.31% |
| Tobacco use | 3 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.02% |
TKA, Total Knee Arthroplasty. THA, Total Hip Arthroplasty. COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
1 Absolute frequency of comorbidity in patients undergoing primary knee arthroplasty.
2 Percentage frequency of comorbidity in patients undergoing primary knee arthroplasty (n = 11 146).
3 Absolute frequency of comorbidity in patients undergoing primary hip arthroplasty.
4 Percentage frequency of comorbidity in patients undergoing primary hip arthroplasty (n = 18 263).
Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study results.