The Cost-Effectiveness of Normal-Saline Pulsed Lavage for Infection Prophylaxis in Total Joint Arthroplasty

Background: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a well-described complication after total joint arthroplasty which imposes a substantial burden of morbidity and mortality on the individual, as well as cost to the health-care system. This study used a break-even analysis to investigate the cost-effec...

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Main Authors: Trevor Luck, BS, Peter Zaki, BS, Ryan Michels, MD, Eric M. Slotkin, DO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344122002229