Limiting the Surveillance Period to 90 Days Misses a Large Portion of Infections in the First Year After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Limiting the Surveillance Period to 90 Days Misses a Large Portion of Infections in the First Year After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Background: In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduced the periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) surveillance period from 1 year to 90 days for total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA). Our aim was to determine how the reduced surveillance window impacts capture of PJIs. Mater...

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Main Authors: Stefano Muscatelli, MD, Huiyong Zheng, PhD, Aditya Muralidharan, MD, Viktor Tollemar, MD, Brian R. Hallstrom, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Total hip arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty
Infection
Quality improvement
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344122001054

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