Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Orthopaedic Implant Removal : What Does the Evidence Say?

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Orthopaedic implant removal is considered a sterile procedure, but the current literature suggests it is associated with around a 20% Surgical Site Infection (SSI) rate. The use of antibiotic prophylaxis is still ambiguous and contentious. Taking into consideration this issue we conducted a meta-analysis for the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in orthopaedic implant removal surgery.

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether or not antibiotic prophylaxis benefits orthopaedic implant removal surgeries.

METHODS: Electronic and printed sources were searched up to February 2021 for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using antibiotic prophylaxis and a control group. Data from eligible studies were pooled for the following outcomes: overall, superficial, and deep surgical site infection (SSI). Pooled odds ratios with a 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using Mantel Haenszel fixed-effect model preferentially.

RESULTS: Two studies, including 766 patients were included in this meta-analysis. Heterogeneity was not statistically significant between the studies. There was no significant difference in the incidence of overall SSI in cefazolin and normal saline (NS) groups (Pooled OR 0.79; 95% CI 0.53- 1.17). In subgroup analysis, antibiotic prophylaxis showed statistically significant improvement for deep SSI (Pooled OR 0.20; 95% CI 0.06-0.70).

CONCLUSION: Overall incidence of SSI is not reduced after the administration of antibiotic prophylaxis one hour before removal of orthopaedic implants.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Current drug safety - 18(2023), 1 vom: 16., Seite 116-120

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rather, Imran Ibni Gani [VerfasserIn]
Shafiq, Nusrat [VerfasserIn]
Pandey, Avaneesh Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Bhandari, Ritika Kondel [VerfasserIn]
Malhotra, Samir [VerfasserIn]
Chouhan, Devinder Kumar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Cefazolin
Deep-seated surgical site infection
Fractures
IHS69L0Y4T
Meta-Analysis
Orthopaedic implant
Superficial surgical site infection
Surgical site infection

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.02.2023

Date Revised 08.02.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1574886317666220429081207

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352581964