Application of the New Irrigation Protocol to Reduce Recurrence Rate in the Management Of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

• Published in: Orthopaedic surgery Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 577 - 584
• Main Authors: Wu, Xiaoyu, Chen, Weishen, Rong, Rong, Pan, Baiqi, Hu, Xuantao, Zheng, Linli, Alimu, Aerman, Chu, Chenghan, Tu, Yucheng, Zhang, Ziji, Ye, Yongyu, Gu, Minghui, Sheng, Puyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.03.2024; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Blood; Body mass index; Care and treatment; Clinical; Clinical outcomes; Debridement; Disease control; Health aspects; Hospitals; Hydrogen peroxide; Infection; Infection control; Infections; Iodine; Irrigation protocol; Joint surgery; Microorganisms; Perioperative care; Periprosthetic joint infection; Polymethyl methacrylate; Prostheses; Recurrence; Revision; Staphylococcus aureus; Surgical site infections; Surgical techniques; Tranexamic acid; Irrigation protocol; Recurrence; Periprosthetic joint infection; Revision; Staphylococcus aureus

Objective Irrigation is a conventional treatment for acute and chronic periprosthetic joint infections (PJI). However, there has been no unified standard for irrigation during surgery for PJI in the past, and the efficacy is uncertain. The purpose of this study is to create a new irrigation protocol...