The Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference (PACC): recommendations on intrathecal drug infusion systems best practices and guidelines

TR Deer, JE Pope, SM Hayek, A Bux, E Buchser… - … : Technology at the …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Pain treatment is best performed when a patient-centric, safety-based
philosophy is used to determine an algorithmic process to guide care. Since 2007, the …

Prevention of prosthetic joint infection: from traditional approaches towards quality improvement and data mining

J Gallo, E Nieslanikova - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
A projected increased use of total joint arthroplasties will naturally result in a related
increase in the number of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs). Suppression of the local peri …

The prevention of infection: 12 modifiable risk factors

VK Alamanda, BD Springer - The bone & joint journal, 2019 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a serious complication that is associated with
high morbidity and costs. The aim of this study was to prepare a systematic review to …

Intraarticular vancomycin powder is effective in preventing infections following total hip and knee arthroplasty

G Matziolis, S Brodt, S Böhle, J Kirschberg, B Jacob… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Locally applied vancomycin is increasingly being used in primary hip and knee arthroplasty
to reduce the risk of infection. Despite encouraging initial results, considerable debate …

Dual-agent antibiotic prophylaxis using a single preoperative vancomycin dose effectively reduces prosthetic joint infection rates with minimal renal toxicity risk

JR Burger, BJ Hansen, EV Leary, A Aggarwal… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background We performed this study to compare prosthetic joint infection (PJI) and renal
toxicity rates following hip and knee total joint arthroplasty (TJA) when a first-generation …

Dual antibiotic prophylaxis in total knee arthroplasty: where do we stand?

JM Villa, TS Pannu, AM Riesgo… - The Journal of Knee …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
The risk of surgical site infection in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been reduced
with the use of prophylactic antibiotics. First or second generation cephalosporins are still …

The cost-effectiveness of preoperative Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in total joint arthroplasty

YE Kerbel, AR Sunkerneni, GJ Kirchner… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background This article presents a break-even analysis for preoperative Staphylococcus
aureus colonization screening and decolonization protocols in total hip arthroplasty (THA) …

Vancomycin is toxic to human chondrocytes in vitro

E Röhner, T Zippelius, S Böhle, S Rohe… - Archives of orthopaedic …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Vancomycin powder (VP) is a well-established topical antibiotic used in spinal
surgery to prevent surgical site infections. More recently its extension to hip and knee …

Does preadmission cutaneous chlorhexidine preparation reduce surgical site infections after total hip arthroplasty?

BH Kapadia, JJ Jauregui, DP Murray… - … and Related Research …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background Periprosthetic hip infections are among the most catastrophic complications
after total hip arthroplasty (THA). We had previously proven that the use of chlorhexidine …

Preventive strategies to reduce the rate of periprosthetic infections in total joint arthroplasty; a comprehensive review

OF Egerci, A Yapar, F Dogruoz, H Selcuk… - Archives of Orthopaedic …, 2024 - Springer
The increasing frequency of total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasties (TKA) is marred by the
rise in periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and surgical site infections (SSIs), with PJIs …