Total Joint Arthroplasty Infection - Preoperative Management to Reduce Risk

Are you evaluating a patient being considered for a total joint arthroplasty?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Gender of the patient

Male

Female

Does the patient have ...

• a urinary tract infection or asymptomatic bacteriuria?

Yes

• benign prostatic hypertrophy?

Yes

• rheumatoid arthritis?

Yes

• a decubitus ulcer?

Yes

• poor dental hygiene?

Yes

• an abscess or other focus of suppurative infection?

Yes

• an acute bacterial infection?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of potential sources of bacteria that could seed the prosthetic joint

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Score of Zimmerli
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Score of Zimmerli
Severity, Prognosis, Stage

Therapy

Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Score of Zimmerli

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Score of Zimmerli

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Total Joint Arthroplasty - Preoperative Management to Reduce Risk of Infection

Purpose: To evaluate a patient prior to total joint arthroplasty in order to remove potential sources of bacteria that could cause prosthetic joint infection.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10