Evaluating the impact of surgery sequence on infection rates in hip or knee arthroplasty: does sequence matter?
The sequence of surgical procedures, whether or not an elective arthroplasty or lower limb reconstructive procedure occurs before or after an infection-related case in the same OR, does not significantly affect postoperative infection rates. This finding supports the efficacy of the current infection control measures and suggests a reconsideration of surgical scheduling standards.
Authors
- Daniel Pincus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3783-8205)
- Pakpoom Ruangsomboon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-3562)
- Bheeshma Ravi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1829-6885)
- Onlak Ruangsomboon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0848-7162)
- Sebastian Tomescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0600-6626)
- Cristal Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8486-3667)
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- Siriraj Hospital (TH)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Health Solutions (Sweden) (SE)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-024-06317-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15