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ArticleClinical kidney journal2021

Acute kidney injury following prophylactic flucloxacillin and gentamicin in primary hip and knee arthroplasty.

Judi Graham, Emma Borthwick, Christopher Hill, Janine Blaney, Nicola Gallagher, Lynne Armstrong, David Beverland

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Article in Clinical kidney journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Judi GrahamNephrology Department, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Emma BorthwickNephrology Department, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Christopher HillNephrology Department, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Janine BlaneyPrimary Joint Outcomes Unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Nicola GallagherPrimary Joint Outcomes Unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Lynne ArmstrongWither's Department, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, UK.
David BeverlandPrimary Joint Outcomes Unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Musgrave Park Hospital · GBUniversity of Ulster · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFollowing concerns regarding the emergence of

methodsWe examined the incidence of AKI as defined by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes criteria in 1588 patients undergoing primary hip or knee arthroplasty from January 2010 to January 2015. Patients received the following prophylactic antibiotic regimes: 8 g flucloxacillin in four divided doses and SD gentamicin 1.5 mg/kg ideal body weight (IBW; maximum dose 120 mg;

resultsThe incidence of AKI was as follows: flucloxacillin and gentamicin (13%); flucloxacillin alone (8.5%); SD cefuroxime (2%); TD cefuroxime (0.5%); and teicoplanin and gentamicin (3%). Of the six patients who developed Stage 3 AKI, all were in the flucloxacillin and gentamicin group. The odds ratio for the development of AKI derived from a binary logistic regression model was highest in the flucloxacillin and gentamicin group [7.79 (95% confidence interval 3.54-17.14), P < 0.0001].

conclusionsOur findings suggest that the use of prophylactic high-dose flucloxacillin and gentamicin should be used with caution in patients undergoing primary hip or knee arthroplasty without a clear advantage in reducing surgical site infections given the association with increased rates of AKI.

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acute kidney injuryflucloxacillingentamicinperiprosthetic joint infectionsprimary arthroplasty

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PMID33841856
PMCPMC8023191
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