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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 87-B, Issue 6,
844-850.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B6.15121 Copyright © 2005 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery Infection of the surgical site after arthroplasty of the hipS. Ridgeway, MRCS, Specialist Orthopaedic Registrar1; J. Wilson, MPH, BSc, RGN, SSI Programme Leader2; A. Charlet, BSc, MSc, Head of Statistics3; G. Kafatos, BSc, MSc, Statistician3; A. Pearson, MSc, MD, Consultant Epidemiologist2; and R. Coello, MSc, MD, Consultant Epidemiologist2
1 Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK. Correspondence should be sent to Dr S. Ridgeway at 52 Kings Road, Richmond, Surrey TW10 6EP, UK; e-mail: ridgeways{at}blueyonder.co.uk
We wished to estimate the incidence of surgical-site infection (SSI) after total hip replacement (THR) and hemiarthroplasty and its strength of association with major risk factors. The SSI surveillance service prospectively gathered clinical, operative and infection data on inpatients from 102 hospitals in England during a four-year period. The overall incidence of SSI was 2.23% for 16 291 THRs, 4.97% for 5769 hemiarthroplasty procedures, 3.68% for 2550 revision THRs and 7.6% for 198 revision hemiarthroplasties. Staphylococcus aureus was identified in 50% of SSIs; 59% of these isolates were methicillin-resistant (MRSA). In the single variable analysis of THRs, age, female gender, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, body mass index, trauma, duration of operation and pre-operative stay were significantly associated with the risk of SSI (p < 0.05). For hemiarthroplasty, the ASA score and age were significant factors. In revision THRs male gender, ASA score, trauma, wound class, duration of operation and pre-operative stay were significant risk factors. The median time to detection of SSI was eight days for superficial incisional, 11 days for deep incisional and 11 days for joint/bone infections. For each procedure the mean length of stay doubled for patients with SSI. The multivariate analysis identified age group, trauma, duration of operation and ASA score as significant, independent risk factors for SSI. There was significant interhospital variation in the rates of SSI. MRSA was the most common pathogen to cause SSI in hip arthroplasty, especially in patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty, but coagulase-negative Staph. aureus may be more important in deep infections involving the joint. This article has been cited by other articles:
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