Effect of single versus multiple prophylactic antibiotic doses on prosthetic joint infections following primary total hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis at public and private hospitals in Denmark: protocol for a nationwide cross-over, cluster randomised, non-inferiority trial [The Pro-Hip-Quality Trial]

Effect of single versus multiple prophylactic antibiotic doses on prosthetic joint infections following primary total hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis at public and private hospitals in Denmark: protocol for a nationwide cross-over, cluster randomised, non-inferiority trial [The Pro-Hip-Quality Trial]

Introduction A feared complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is prosthetic joint infection (PJI), associated with high morbidity and mortality. Prophylactic antibiotics can reduce the risk of PJI. However, there is no consensus on the dosages and current recommendations are based on a low e...

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Main Authors: Robin Christensen, Flemming S Rosenvinge, Søren Overgaard, Jesper Hallas, Jeppe Lange, Claus Varnum, Alma Becic Pedersen, Anders Odgaard, Søren Solgaard, Espen Jimenez-Solem, Kim Sperling, Kristian Kidholm, Kirill Gromov, Armita Armina Abedi, Pernille Iversen, Thomas Jakobsen, Anne Kjerulf, Marc Stegger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e071487.full

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