Non-compliance with clinical guidelines increases the risk of complications after primary total hip and knee joint replacement surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total hip and total knee replacement (THR/TKR) are common and effective surgeries to reduce the pain and disability associated with arthritis but are associated with small but significant risks of preventable complications such as surgical site infection (SSI) and venous-thrombo-embolism (VTE). This study aims to determine the degree to which hospital care was compliant with clinical guidelines for the prevention of SSI and VTE after THR/TKR; and whether non-compliant prophylaxis is associated with increased risk of complications.

Methods and findings

A prospective multi-centre cohort study was undertaken in consenting adults with osteoarthritis undergoing elective primary TKR/THR at one of 19 high-volume Australian public or private hospitals. Data were collected

SUBMITTER: Badge HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8601457 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature