Inflammatory blood parameters as prognostic factors for surgical site infection after primary hip or knee arthroplasty: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Surgical site infection (SSI) is a potential complication of surgical procedure. SSI after implant surgery is a disaster both for patients and surgeons. Although predictive tools for SSI are available, none of them estimate early infection based on inflammatory blood parameters. The inflammatory process can be measured using several parameters including interleukin-6, C reactive protein, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, white cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate or procalcitonin. This systematic review aims to determine whether inflammatory blood parameters could be used as significant predictive factors for SSI after primary hip or knee arthroplasty.

Methods and analysis

A systematic review of randomised controlled trials, cross-sectional studies, case-con

SUBMITTER: Domecky P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8458324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature