Oral Postoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Outpatient Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Describing Current Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite an increase in outpatient total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), large-scale data are lacking on current practice for antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing. We aimed to describe current oral antibiotic prophylaxis practices nationally for outpatient THA and TKA.

Methods

This nationwide retrospective cohort study included primary outpatient THA or TKA procedures in patients aged 18 to 64 years from 2018 to 2021 using a national claims database. Oral antibiotic prescriptions filled perioperatively (defined as 5 days before to 3 days after surgery) were extracted; these were categorized and assumed to represent postoperative prophylaxis. Multivariable logistic regression measured associations between patient and surgery characteristics a

SUBMITTER: Yendluri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11262968 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature