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Matthew Caid¹, Josiah Valk¹, Jonathan Danoff²

¹Orthopedic Surgery, Beaumont Health.

Spartan Medical Research Journal

|September 21, 2022

Summary

Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) are a serious complication of joint replacement. Current evidence does not support a specific irrigation solution for preventing PJI, highlighting the need for comparative trials.

Keywords:

acetic acid chlorhexidine hydrogen peroxide irrigation solution povidone-iodine prosthetic joint infection taurolidine total hip arthroplasty total knee arthroplasty

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Area of Science:

Orthopaedic Surgery
Infectious Diseases
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a significant complication following total joint arthroplasty.
PJI presents challenges in eradication, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality.
Intraoperative irrigation solutions are explored for PJI prevention, but evidence-based guidelines are lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

To review commonly used intraoperative joint irrigation solutions for prosthetic joint infection (PJI) prevention.
To evaluate the current literature regarding the efficacy of various irrigation solutions.
To identify gaps in evidence and guide future research in PJI prophylaxis.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of clinical literature on intraoperative irrigation solutions for PJI.
Analysis of studies investigating povidone-iodine, chlorhexidine, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, antibiotic irrigations, taurolidine, and polyhexanide-betaine.
Assessment of evidence quality and consensus on optimal solution and concentration.

Main Results:

The current literature lacks a clear consensus on the most effective irrigation solution and concentration for PJI prevention.
No definitive evidence supports one solution over others among the reviewed agents.
A paucity of high-quality, comparative studies, particularly randomized controlled trials, exists.

Conclusions:

There is no established evidence-based practice guideline for intraoperative irrigation solutions in preventing PJI.
Further prospective, randomized controlled trials are necessary to compare the efficacy of different irrigation solutions.
Comparative studies are crucial to guide clinical decision-making and optimize PJI prevention strategies.