Cost Analysis and Surgical Site Infection Rates in Total Knee Arthroplasty Comparing Traditional vs. Single-Use Instrumentation
| Autor: | David Buzas, Neil N. Patel, Geoffrey Siegel, Daniel J. Lombardo, Michael A. Milshteyn, Lawrence G. Morawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Single use business.industry Total knee arthroplasty Surgery Surgical site medicine Cost analysis Humans Surgical Wound Infection Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Instrumentation (computer programming) Hospital Costs Arthroplasty Replacement Knee Disposable Equipment business Surgical site infection Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Arthroplasty. 30:2271-2274 |
| ISSN: | 0883-5403 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.arth.2015.05.037 |
| Popis: | Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a significant complications in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate if traditional vs. single-use instrumentation had an effect on SSI's. We compared SSI rates and costs of TKAs performed with single-use (449) and traditional (169) TKA instrumentation trays. Total OR Time was, on average, 30 min less when single-use instrumentation was used. SSIs decreased in the single-use group (n=1) compared to the traditional group (n=5) (P=0.006). Single-use instrumentation added $490 in initial costs; however it saved between $480 and $600. Single-use instrumentation may provide a benefit to the patient by potentially decreasing the risk of infection and reducing the overall hospital costs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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