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- Title
Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Hip and Knee Replacement: One European Consensus.
- Authors
Gómez-Barrena, Enrique; Warren, Timothy; Walker, Ian; Jain, Neil; Kort, Nanne; Loubignac, François; Newman, Simon; Perka, Carsten; Spinarelli, Antonio; Whitehouse, Michael R.; Zagra, Luigi; De la Torre, Basilio J.
- Abstract
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication in total hip and knee replacement. Its prevention is key to decrease the incidence and avoid some consequences that seriously impact patients and health systems. In view of the variety of recommendations and guidelines, we decided to conduct an expert, peer-reviewed European consensus analysis about the pre-, intra-, and postoperative prevention of PJI. A multinational group of practicing orthopedic experts developed a series of 47 consensus statements in 6 main groups of intervention, and a 2-stage Delphi approach was launched with a threshold for agreement at 75% and for very high agreement at more than 90%. A total of 306 orthopedic surgeon responses were gathered from 9 countries. Consensus was reached for 42/47 statements, 31/47 of which achieved a very high consensus. Many preoperative actions gathered strong consensus, although areas like the use of alcoholic chlorhexidine or the timing of hair removal did not attain strong consensus, despite available evidence. Intra- and postoperative actions showed more variability regarding incise drapes, skin suturing techniques, and wound follow-up. This study confirms an important consensus among orthopedic surgeons across Europe in many areas well known to contribute to the prevention of PJI; however, there are still grounds for improvement.
- Subjects
EUROPE; TOTAL knee replacement; TOTAL hip replacement; JOINT infections; HAIR removal; ORTHOPEDISTS
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 2, p381
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm11020381