Timing of implant-removal in late acute periprosthetic joint infection: A multicenter observational study - 31/07/19

on behalf of the
ESCMID Study Group for Implant-Associated Infections (ESGIAI)
Highlights |
• | Patients with late acute PJI have a better outcome when treated with revision surgery instead of DAIR. |
• | Patients with late acute PJI can be selected for revision surgery according to the preoperative risk of DAIR failure defined by the CRIME80 score. |
• | The causative microorganism and its susceptibility to antibiotics should ideally be taken into account as well to decide for the best surgical approach. |
Abstract |
Objectives |
We evaluated the treatment outcome in late acute (LA) periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) treated with debridement and implant retention (DAIR) versus implant removal.
Methods |
In a large multicenter study, LA PJIs of the hip and knee were retrospectively evaluated. Failure was defined as: PJI related death, prosthesis removal or the need for suppressive antibiotic therapy. LA PJI was defined as acute symptoms <3 weeks in patients more than 3 months after the index surgery and with a history of normal joint function.
Results |
445 patients were included, comprising 340 cases treated with DAIR and 105 cases treated with implant removal (19% one-stage revision (n = 20), 74.3% two-stage revision (n = 78) and 6.7% definitive implant removal (n = 7). Overall failure in patients treated with DAIR was 45.0% (153/340) compared to 24.8% (26/105) for implant removal (p < 0.001). Difference in failure rate remained after 1:1 propensity-score matching. A preoperative CRIME80-score ≥3 (OR 2.9), PJI caused by S. aureus (OR 1.8) and implant retention (OR 3.1) were independent predictors for failure in the multivariate analysis.
Conclusion |
DAIR is a viable surgical treatment for most patients with LA PJI, but implant removal should be considered in a subset of patients, especially in those with a CRIME80-score ≥3.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Periprosthetic joint infection, Late acute, Hematogenous, Debridement, Revision surgery, Failure
Plan
Vol 79 - N° 3
P. 199-205 - septembre 2019 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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