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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 101-B, Issue 6_Supple_B | Pages 2 - 8
1 Jun 2019
2019 Frank Stinchfield Award: A comparison of prosthetic joint infection rates between direct anterior and non-anterior approach total hip arthroplasty
Aggarwal VK Weintraub S Klock J Stachel A Phillips M Schwarzkopf R Iorio R Bosco J Zuckerman JD Vigdorchik JM Long WJ
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Aims

We studied the impact of direct anterior (DA) versus non-anterior (NA) surgical approaches on prosthetic joint infection (PJI), and examined the impact of new perioperative protocols on PJI rates following all surgical approaches at a single institution.

Patients and Methods

A total of 6086 consecutive patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) at a single institution between 2013 and 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. Data obtained from electronic patient medical records included age, sex, body mass index (BMI), medical comorbidities, surgical approach, and presence of deep PJI. There were 3053 male patients (50.1%) and 3033 female patients (49.9%). The mean age and BMI of the entire cohort was 62.7 years (18 to 102, sd 12.3) and 28.8 kg/m2 (13.3 to 57.6, sd 6.1), respectively. Infection rates were calculated yearly for the DA and NA approach groups. Covariates were assessed and used in multivariate analysis to calculate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for risk of development of PJI with DA compared with NA approaches. In order to determine the effect of adopting a set of infection prevention protocols on PJI, we calculated ORs for PJI comparing patients undergoing THA for two distinct time periods: 2013 to 2014 and 2015 to 2016. These periods corresponded to before and after we implemented a set of perioperative infection protocols.

Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 100-B, Issue SUPP_13 | Pages 33 - 33
1 Oct 2018
AN APPROACH-BASED COMPARISON OF PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION RATES IN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY: A SINGLE-INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE
Iorio R Aggarwal V Stachel A Phillips M Schwarzkopf R Vigdorchik JM Bosco JA Long WJ
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Introduction

There has been a renewed interest in the surgical approach used for total hip arthroplasty (THA). Risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) have been well studied over the past decade, yet PJI remains one of the most devastating complications following THA. We studied the impact of direct anterior (DA) versus non-direct anterior (NA) surgical approaches on PJI, and examined the impact of new perioperative protocols on PJI rates following all surgical approaches at a single institution.

Methods

6086 continuous patients undergoing primary THA at a single institution from 2013–2016 were retrospectively evaluated. Data obtained from electronic patient medical records included age, sex, body mass index (BMI), medical comorbidities, surgical approach, and presence of deep PJI. Deep PJI was defined according to National Healthcare Safety Network's (NHSN) criteria for joint space infection following prosthetic hip replacement. Infection rates were calculated yearly for the DA and NA approach groups. Covariates were assessed and used in multivariate analysis to calculate adjusted odds ratios for risk of development of PJI with DA compared to NA approaches. In order to determine the effect of adopting a set of infection prevention protocols and patient optimization on PJI, we calculated odds ratios for PJI comparing patients undergoing THA for two distinct time periods: 2013–2014 and 2015–2016. These periods corresponded to before and after we implemented a set of perioperative infection protocols.