RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Patients with a History of Total Joint Replacement
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 500
OP 507
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2016.04.150386
VO 29
IS 4
A1 DeFroda, Steven F.
A1 Lamin, Eliza
A1 Gil, Joseph A.
A1 Sindhu, Kunal
A1 Ritterman, Scott
YR 2016
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/29/4/500.abstract
AB As the population ages and people remain active into the 7th and 8th decades of life, the frequency of total joint replacement is increasing. Following joint replacement surgery, patients inevitably require various invasive procedures as part of their routine health maintenance, including, but not limited to, dental care, colonoscopy, cystoscopy, and cardiac catheterization. There is scant evidence to support the use of periprocedural prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of late total joint infection. The guidelines for the usage of periprocedural antibiotics have changed as knowledge of the pathophysiology of joint infection has evolved. We review the current recommendations from subspecialty academic organizations regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for patients undergoing routine urologic, gastrointestinal, dental, and cardiac procedures after total joint replacement.