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Infectious and thromboembolic complications of arthroscopic shoulder surgery
Pietro Randelli1, Alessandro Castagna, Federico Cabitza
1Dipartimento di Scienze Medico-Chirurgiche, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy. pietro.randelli@unimi.it
Hypothesis:
This study investigates the rate of infectious and thromboembolic complications in shoulder arthroscopy and their association with pharmacologic prophylaxis.
Materials And Methods:
On behalf of the Italian Society for Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy, Sport Traumatology, Cartilage and Orthopaedic Technologies (SIGASCOT), we asked the members to complete an on-line Web survey about their experiences and strategies of prophylaxis in shoulder arthroscopy.
Results:
In the period 2005-2006, 9385 surgeries were performed. We report 15 infections and 6 DVTs. The overall rate of infections was 0.0016 (1.6/1000) and the rate of DVTs was 0.0006 (0.6/1000)
Conclusion:
The association between infection and antibiotic prophylaxis was significant (P=0.01); however, the risk of DVTs was not decreased with heparin prophylaxis.
Level Of Evidence:
Level 3.
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