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  • Title: Preoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: What, When, and How.
    Author: Spangehl M.
    Journal: J Arthroplasty; 2022 Aug; 37(8):1432-1434. PubMed ID: 35051610.
    Abstract:
    Although there are numerous nonpatient-related factors that may help reduce infection risk, the proper use of prophylactic antibiotics is most responsible for reducing infection. The role of prophylactic antibiotics is to reduce early periprosthetic joint replacement, which is accomplished by having adequate antibiotic tissue levels at the time of skin incision. The goal of this section of the symposium is to review current antibiotic recommendations, how to manage patients with a self-reported penicillin allergy, review the use of dual antibiotics, discuss the use of antibiotics in the outpatient total joint setting, as well as very briefly discuss the administration of intraosseous antibiotics in knee arthroplasty.
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