In-hospital mortality of patients with periprosthetic joint infection: demographic, comorbidity, and complication profiles of 52,286 patients

Aims: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) demonstrates the most feared complication after total joint replacement (TJR). The current work analyzes the demographic, comorbidity, and complication profiles of all patients who had in-hospital treatment due to PJI. Furthermore, it aims to evaluate the...

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Published in:Bone & Joint Open
Main Authors: Jan Reinhard, Siegmund Lang, Nike Walter, Melanie Schindler, Susanne Bärtl, Dominik Szymski, Volker Alt, Markus Rupp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2024-04-01
Subjects:
periprosthetic joint infection (pji)
in-hospital mortality
total joint replacement
complications
institute-for-the-hospital-remuneration-system-in-germany (inek)
comorbidities
diagnostic tools
epidemiology
atrial fibrillation
diabetes mellitus
septic shock
anticoagulant therapy
hypertension
obesity
coronary heart disease
Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.54.BJO-2023-0162.R1

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https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.54.BJO-2023-0162.R1

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