Rank-Ordered List of Cost-effective Strategies for Preventing Prosthetic Joint Infection in Total Joint Arthroplasty in an Academic US Hospital.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Azar A; Ryan K; Ibe I; Montgomery S
- Source
- Publisher: Slack Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7806107 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1938-2367 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01477447 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Orthopedics Subsets: MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English
Although the overall rate of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is low, it remains a major complication associated with total joint arthroplasty (TJA). PJI represents a significant economic burden to the health care system that is projected to increase commensurate with increasing joint replacement volumes. This review provides a rank-ordered list of cost-effective strategies that are performable intraoperatively and have data supporting their efficacy at preventing PJI after TJA. This study may be helpful in assisting surgeons, ambulatory surgery center owners, and hospital acquisition committees to make reasonable and cost-conscious decisions in the face of changing reimbursement. [ Orthopedics . 2023;46(6):327-332.].