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Fluid extravasation during hip arthroscopy.

Giles H Stafford1, Ajay Malviya, Richard N Villar

  • 1The Richard Villar Practice, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, Cambridge, UK. gstafford@doctors.org.uk

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During hip arthroscopy, over a liter of irrigation fluid can be lost to soft tissues. Minimizing operating times and fluid pressures is key to reducing this fluid extravasation during surgery.

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Area of Science:

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Surgical Fluid Management

Background:

  • The volume of irrigation fluid extravasated into soft tissues during hip arthroscopic surgery is not well-documented.
  • Understanding fluid loss is crucial for managing potential complications and optimizing surgical techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the amount of irrigation fluid lost into peri-articular tissues during hip arthroscopy.
  • To identify factors correlating with fluid extravasation volume.

Main Methods:

  • 36 hip arthroscopies were analyzed, with 28 included after excluding cases with external fluid loss.
  • Irrigation fluid infused, operating time, fluid pressures, and recovered fluid volumes were measured.
  • Intra-articular contrast medium was used in 5 patients to visualize extravasated fluid location.

Main Results:

  • The mean volume of infused fluid was 9677 ml, with a mean recovered volume of 8544 ml.
  • Mean fluid extravasation into peri-articular tissues was 1132 ml.
  • Significant correlations were found between extravasated fluid volume and both operating time and infused fluid volume.

Conclusions:

  • Hip arthroscopic surgery can result in over 1 liter of fluid extravasation into surrounding tissues.
  • Maintaining low operating times and intra-operative fluid pressures is recommended to minimize fluid extravasation.
  • No adverse events were reported in this series, suggesting current management strategies are safe.