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ArticleWorld journal of orthopedics2022

Preoperative and postoperative risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection in primary total hip arthroplasty: A 1-year experience.

Giuseppe Ferdinando Tella, Cesare Donadono, Francesco Castagnini, Barbara Bordini, Monica Cosentino, Michele Di Liddo, Francesco Traina

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Giuseppe Ferdinando TellaOrtopedia-Traumatologia e Chirurgia protesica e dei reimpianti d'anca e di ginocchio, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna 40125, Italy.
Cesare DonadonoOrtopedia-Traumatologia e Chirurgia protesica e dei reimpianti d'anca e di ginocchio, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna 40125, Italy. c.donadono@gmail.com.
Francesco CastagniniOrtopedia-Traumatologia e Chirurgia protesica e dei reimpianti d'anca e di ginocchio, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna 40125, Italy.
Barbara BordiniLaboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna 40125, Italy.
Monica CosentinoLaboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna 40125, Italy.
Michele Di LiddoOrtopedia-Traumatologia e Chirurgia protesica e dei reimpianti d'anca e di ginocchio, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna 40125, Italy.
Francesco TrainaOrtopedia-Traumatologia e Chirurgia protesica e dei reimpianti d'anca e di ginocchio, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna 40125, Italy.

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Abstract

backgroundPeriprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in primary total hip replacement (THR) is one of the most important threats in orthopedic surgery, so one important surgeon's target is to avoid or early diagnose a PJI. Although the incidence of PJI is very low (0.69%) in our department, with an average follow-up of 595 d, this infection poses a serious threat due to the difficulties of treatment and the lower functional outcomes after healing.

aimTo study the incidence of PJI in all operations occurring in the year 2016 in our department to look for predictive signs of potential infection.

methodsWe counted 583 THR for 578 patients and observed only 4 cases of infection (0.69%) with a mean follow-up of 596 d (min 30, max 1451). We reviewed all medical records to collect the data: duration and time of the surgery, presence, type and duration of the antibiotic therapy, preoperative diagnosis, blood values before and after surgery, transfusions, presence of preoperative drugs (in particularly anticoagulants and antiaggregant, corticosteroids and immunosuppressants), presence of some comorbidities (high body mass index, blood hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac ischemia, diabetes, rheumatological conditions, previous local infections).

resultsNo preoperative, intraoperative, or postoperative analysis showed a higher incidence of PJI. We did not find any class with evident major odds of PJI. In our study, we did not find any border value to predict PJI and all patients had similar values in both groups (non-PJI and PJI). Only some categories, such as female patients, showed more frequency of PJI, but this difference related to sex was not statistically significant.

conclusionWe did not find any category with a higher risk of PJI in THR, probably due to the lack of few cases of infection.

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Periprosthetic joint infectionPostoperative risk factorsPreoperative and postoperative blood valuePreoperative risk factorsPrimary total hip replacementTotal hip arthroplasty

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PMCPMC9610863

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