Journal article
Periprosthetic Infection following Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: The Impact of Limiting the Postoperative Surveillance Period
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hip and knee arthroplasty infections are associated with considerable healthcare costs. The merits of reducing the postoperative surveillance period from 1 year to 90 days have been debated. OBJECTIVES To report the first pan-Canadian hip and knee periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) rates and to describe the implications of a shorter (90-day) postoperative surveillance period. METHODS Prospective surveillance for infection following …
Authors
Roth VR; Mitchell R; Vachon J; Alexandre S; Amaratunga K; Smith S; Vearncombe M; Davis I; Mertz D; Henderson E
Journal
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 147–153
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
February 2017
DOI
10.1017/ice.2016.256
ISSN
0899-823X