Treatment Outcomes in Septic Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle in People Who Inject Drugs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although injection drug use (IDU) is a known risk factor for septic arthritis (SA) of the foot and ankle (F&A), disease and hospitalization outcomes are poorly characterized. We evaluated national trends, demographic characteristics, and hospitalization outcomes of SA of the F&A in people who inject drugs vs those who do not.

Methods

Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we identified all patients aged 15-64 with a principal discharge diagnosis of SA of the F&A from 2000 to 2013 and evaluated if they were related or unrelated to IDU. We assessed differences in demographic characteristics and in-hospital outcomes in these groups.

Results

From 2000 to 2013, there were an estimated 14,198 hospitalizations for SA of the F&A in the United States, and 11% were a

SUBMITTER: Shields MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8564943 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature