CORR Insights®: Does an Antimicrobial Incision Drape Prevent Intraoperative Contamination? A Randomized Controlled Trial of 1187 Patients

摘要

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication that poses substantial risks to our patients. Patients who undergo revision TKA for PJI are at a considerably greater risk of perioperative complications, readmission, and mortality compared to patients who undergo revision for aseptic causes [9]. Unfortunately, infection is now the most common reason for early revision TKA and the second most common reason for revision TKA overall [21]. The costs associated with PJI continue to increase and are projected to exceed USD 1.6 billion by 2020 [16].