Analysis of systemic serum vancomycin levels following intraarticular application in primary total joint arthroplasty
Stauss R, Savov P, Seeber GH, Brand S, Ettinger M, Beheshty JA · 2024
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Description
Stauss and five co-authors measure blood levels of vancomycin after the antibiotic powder is placed inside new hip and knee joints, in work from 2024. Surgeons dust the prosthesis with the drug to prevent joint infection, but how much reaches the bloodstream was unclear. One gram was applied in 103 primary operations, and blood was drawn at one and two days.
Hip patients showed low but real blood levels, while knee patients showed none at all. No patient reached drug treatment levels, and no side effects appeared. The authors judge the practice safe on this evidence and cheap insurance against a costly complication.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Stauss R, Savov P, Seeber GH, Brand S, Ettinger M, Beheshty JA |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |