Prevention of surgical site infection in total joint arthroplasty: an international tertiary care center survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prevention strategies are critical to reduce infection rates in total joint arthroplasty (TJA), but evidence-based consensus guidelines on prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) remain heterogeneous and do not necessarily represent this particular patient population.

Questions/purposes

What infection prevention measures are recommended by consensus evidence-based guidelines for prevention of periprosthetic joint infection? How do these recommendations compare to expert consensus on infection prevention strategies from orthopedic surgeons from the largest international tertiary referral centers for TJA?

Patients and methods

A review of consensus guidelines was undertaken as described by Merollini et al. Four clinical guidelines met inclusion criteria: C

SUBMITTER: Ricciardi BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3903952 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature