Table 1 Case reports of adrenal crisis after orthopedic joint surgery
From: Acute adrenal crisis after orthopedic surgery for pathologic fracture
Authors | Gender*/age | preceding surgery†| anticoagulant agent used | beginning of the symptoms (postoperative day) | prognosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ries et al [8] | F/61 | bil. TKA | warfarin | day6 | dead |
Cozzolino et al [9] | F/66 | rt. TKA | warfarin | shortly after discharge from hospital | alive |
LaBan et al [10] | F/82 | bil. TKA | heparin followed by warfarin | day8 | alive |
Schuchmann et al [11] | F/83 | bil. TKA | heparin followed by enoxaparin | day5 | dead |