Direct Costs Vary by Outcome in Two-Stage Revision Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Two-stage revision arthroplasty is the gold standard for treating chronic prosthetic joint infection (PJI), but there has been limited analysis of the costs incurred beyond the index procedure and how additional complications and/or surgeries impact the cost of care.

Methods

The electronic health record was queried for patients who underwent a total hip arthroplasty complicated by PJI and then underwent removal of the prosthesis with implantation of an antibiotic-impregnated articulating cement spacer. Patient demographics, surgical variables, hospital readmissions, emergency department (ED) visits, and postoperative complications were recorded. Data on total costs were collected with an internal accounting database. The average follow-up duration was 3.35 years.<

SUBMITTER: Wixted CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9713268 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature