Urinary catheter use in the peri-operative and post-operative phase following arthroplasty may be associated with increased risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) and deep prosthetic joint infection (PJI). These can be catastrophic complications in joint arthroplasty. We performed a systematic review of the evidence on routine use of antibiotics for urinary catheter insertion and removal following arthroplasty. Electronic databases were searched using the HDAS interface. Grey literature was also searched. From 219 citations, six studies were deemed eligible for review. Due to study heterogeneity a narrative approach was adopted. Methodological quality of each study was assessed using the CASP appraisal tool. Included studies were found to have moderate to good methodological quality.Aims
Methods
This review aims to explore the methodologies used for estimating the direct and indirect costs attributed to back pain in developed countries. Six databases were searched to uncover studies about the direct and indirect costs of back pain published in English upto November 2016. Data extracted included study characteristics, cost categories and analysis methods. Results were synthesised descriptively.Purpose
Methods
