The projected burden of complex surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasties in adults in the United States, 2020 through 2030.

Hannah M Wolford Kelly M HatfieldPrabasaj PaulSarah H YiRachel B Slayton

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2018)

Given current SSI rates, we project that complex SSI burden for primary and revision arthroplasty may increase due to an aging population. Reducing the SSI rate to the national HHS target could prevent 23,000 SSIs and reduce subsequent morbidity, mortality, and Medicare costs.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
quality improvement
risk factors
total knee arthroplasty
climate change
cardiovascular events
total hip arthroplasty
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes