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What Causes Bleeding From Hip Implantation Surgical Area?
I had a hip implant and about 19 days later, I started bleeding from the surgical site. The implant never felt right in my hip after getting home from the hospital. I was rushed into emergency surgery the day that I bled all over my house. The surgeon had to irrigate my hip area due to a hematoma and I was put on antibiotics the entire hospital stay but was told that nothing grew from the culture. Did I or did I not have an infection? Age 54. Weight 143lbs Height 5 6
Wed, 11 May 2016
Brief answer:
The negative culture means that there is no infection in most of the cases.
Detailed Answer:
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It may happen that you may develop hematoma after hip joint replacement. This may be due to broken vessels around the prothesis, triggered by anticoagulant therapy given after this kind of surgeries and due to the motion of the hip.
The hematoma is a ideal place for bacteria to grow , that's why your doctor has given antibiotics to you, just to prevent infection.
The fact that the culture was negative , in most of the cases means that there is no infection, especially if you had no other symptoms beside bleeding, such as fever, pain, difficulties in moving the hip and red, swollen, warm tissue around it.
Eventhough, I support the prophylactic treatment with antibiotics given to you at the hospital.
Hope this is helpful.
Let me know if you need more clarifications. Otherwise please close and rate the answer.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Juarda
The negative culture means that there is no infection in most of the cases.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using HCM.
It may happen that you may develop hematoma after hip joint replacement. This may be due to broken vessels around the prothesis, triggered by anticoagulant therapy given after this kind of surgeries and due to the motion of the hip.
The hematoma is a ideal place for bacteria to grow , that's why your doctor has given antibiotics to you, just to prevent infection.
The fact that the culture was negative , in most of the cases means that there is no infection, especially if you had no other symptoms beside bleeding, such as fever, pain, difficulties in moving the hip and red, swollen, warm tissue around it.
Eventhough, I support the prophylactic treatment with antibiotics given to you at the hospital.
Hope this is helpful.
Let me know if you need more clarifications. Otherwise please close and rate the answer.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Juarda
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