Wash, Rinse, Repeat: Which Patients Undergo Serial Joint Irrigation in Pediatric Septic Hip Arthritis?

Autor: Kristin S. Livingston, Benjamin J. Shore, Young-Jo Kim, Donald S. Bae, Leslie A. Kalish
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 39:e494-e499
ISSN: 0271-6798
DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001323
Popis: BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors associated with repeat surgical irrigation in pediatric septic hip arthritis. METHODS A single center retrospective case-control study was performed. Patients who underwent ≥2 washouts (cases) were compared with those who had only 1 washout (controls). Demographic, clinical, laboratory, microbial, and magnetic resonance imaging data were compared between cases and controls and a prediction model was developed using logistic regression. A risk score was then constructed by counting the number of risk factors from the model that were present in each patient. RESULTS We identified 26 patients between 1994 and 2015 who underwent ≥2 washouts for septic hip arthritis, and 63 control patients who had only a single washout. Twenty-two patients had 2 washouts, 3 had 4 washouts, 1 had 5 washouts. Median number of days between first and second washout was 5 (interquartile range, 4 to 8). The most common reason for repeat washout was persistent fever (N=21), followed by persistently elevated laboratory values (N=13), abnormal magnetic resonance imaging findings (N=12), and continued pain (N=12). Repeat washout cases demonstrated higher temperature preoperatively (P
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