Belk et al reported risk factors for a nosocomial infection in a knee arthroscopy patient. These can help to identify a patient to monitor more closely for infection. The authors are from the University of Colorado.
Patient selection: knee arthroscopic patient.
Corticosteroids injected:
(1) triamcinolone
(2) methylprednisolone
Injection period: just before surgery to 6 months after
Risk factor for infection:
(1) any intra-articular corticosteroid injection
(2) preoperative or intraoperative (vs postoperative)
Other factors probably affect outcome, like quality of skin preparation or contamination of injection fluid.
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