The Impact of a Dedicated Multidisciplinary Team Approach for Prosthetic Joint Infections of the Lower Limb.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) of the hip and knee have significant morbidity and mortality, and present with varying local, host and microbiological factors. Given the broad presentation and complexity of PJI's, we developed a dedicated multidisciplinary team (MDT) to manage this complex patient cohort, and report on our early outcomes.

Methods

This was a retrospective observational study of all patients diagnosed with a prosthetic joint infection of the hip or knee (n = 71) at our institution during a 4.5-year period. Patients treated after development of the MDT (post-MDT) (n = 44), were compared to a control group prior establishment of the MDT (pre-MDT) (n = 27).

Results

85.2% of individuals in the pre-MDT, and 85.7% of indivi

SUBMITTER: Sires JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10147879 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature