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Control strategies to prevent total hip replacement-related infections: a systematic review and mixed treatment comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To synthesise the available evidence and estimate the comparative efficacy of control strategies to prevent total hip replacement (THR)-related surgical site infections (SSIs) using a mixed treatment comparison.

Design

Systematic review and mixed treatment comparison.

Setting

Hospital and other healthcare settings.

Participants

Patients undergoing THR.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The number of THR-related SSIs occurring following the surgical operation.

Results

12 studies involving 123 788 THRs and 9 infection control strategies were identified. The strategy of 'systemic antibiotics+antibiotic-impregnated cement+conventional ventilation' significantly reduced the risk of THR-related SSI compared with the referent strategy (no systemic antibiotics+plain cement+conventional ventilation), OR 0.13 (95% credible interval (CrI) 0.03-0.35), and had the highest probability (47-64%) and highest median rank of being the most effective strategy. There was some evidence to suggest that 'systemic antibiotics+antibiotic-impregnated cement+laminar airflow' could potentially increase infection risk compared with 'systemic antibiotics+antibiotic-impregnated cement+conventional ventilation', 1.96 (95% CrI 0.52-5.37). There was no high-quality evidence that antibiotic-impregnated cement without systemic antibiotic prophylaxis was effective in reducing infection compared with plain cement with systemic antibiotics, 1.28 (95% CrI 0.38-3.38).

Conclusions

We found no convincing evidence in favour of the use of laminar airflow over conventional ventilation for prevention of THR-related SSIs, yet laminar airflow is costly and widely used. Antibiotic-impregnated cement without systemic antibiotics may not be effective in reducing THR-related SSIs. The combination with the highest confidence for reducing SSIs was 'systemic antibiotics+antibiotic-impregnated cement+conventional ventilation'. Our evidence synthesis underscores the need to review current guidelines based on the available evidence, and to conduct further high-quality double-blind randomised controlled trials to better inform the current clinical guidelines and practice for prevention of THR-related SSIs.

SUBMITTER: Zheng H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3948634 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Control strategies to prevent total hip replacement-related infections: a systematic review and mixed treatment comparison.

Zheng Henry H Barnett Adrian G AG Merollini Katharina K Sutton Alex A Cooper Nicola N Berendt Tony T Wilson Jennie J Graves Nicholas N

BMJ open 20140306 3

<h4>Objective</h4>To synthesise the available evidence and estimate the comparative efficacy of control strategies to prevent total hip replacement (THR)-related surgical site infections (SSIs) using a mixed treatment comparison.<h4>Design</h4>Systematic review and mixed treatment comparison.<h4>Setting</h4>Hospital and other healthcare settings.<h4>Participants</h4>Patients undergoing THR.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures</h4>The number of THR-related SSIs occurring following the surgi ...[more]

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Control strategies to prevent total hip replacement-related infections: a systematic review and mixed treatment comparison.

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