Clinical Experience With a Coordinated Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Prosthetic Joint Infection

Victor R. Carlson; Graham J. Dekeyser; Laura Certain; Jakrapun Pupaibool; Jeremy M. Gililland; Lucas A. Anderson

doi:10.1016/j.artd.2020.05.003

Clinical Experience With a Coordinated Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Prosthetic Joint Infection

Victor R. Carlson, Graham J. Dekeyser, Laura Certain, Jakrapun Pupaibool, Jeremy M. Gililland, Lucas A. Anderson

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Abstract

The successful treatment of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is difficult, requiring coordination across multiple specialties. In 2017, we formed a collaboration between our infectious disease clinicians and our orthopaedic arthroplasty surgeons in an effort to optimize care, accommodate patients, and expedite clinical decision-making in the treatment of PJI. The model consisted of combined infectious disease and arthroplasty clinics, standardized lab results, and planned staged revision procedures. We named this the arthroplasty infection service. Our early experience with a defined multidisciplinary approach to PJI was positive. Although the impact of the arthroplasty infection service on PJI outcomes is yet to be determined, we believe this is a step forward in the management of this complex patient population. With an increasing burden of PJI in the United States, this model could be emulated at many institutions that regularly treat these challenging cases.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	360-362
Number of pages	3
Journal	Arthroplasty Today
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2020.05.003
State	Published - Sep 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Hip and knee arthroplasty
Multidisciplinary treatment
Prosthetic joint infection

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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