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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 102-B, Issue SUPP_5 | Pages 26 - 26
1 Jul 2020
Roberts T Smith T Simon H Goodmaker C Hing C
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Aims

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.

Methods

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.