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Comparing the effectiveness of saline irrigation and Bactisure® solution in debridement surgery for acute periprosthetic joint infections

Not Applicable
Conditions
Patients diagnosed with acute or hematogenous periprosthetic hip or knee infection (PJI) eligible for debridement, antibiotic and implant retention (DAIR) surgery
Surgery
Registration Number
ISRCTN10873696
Lead Sponsor
Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age >18 years old
2. Patients with hip or knee prostheses
3. Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection according to the criteria established in the Second International Consensus on Musculoskeletal Infections
4. Acute PJI: <6 weeks since the initial arthroplasty surgery
5. Acute hematogenous PJI: <3 weeks from symptom onset, documented bacteremia (positive blood culture) with the same microorganism in joint fluid
6. No previous debridement surgeries
7. Surgery performed: DAIR

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who do not voluntarily and without coercion agree to participate in this clinical trial
2. Patients under 18 years of age
3. Prosthetic reinfections or a history of multiple debridements
4. Known sensitivity or allergic reaction to ethanol, acetic acid, sodium acetate, or benzalkonium chloride
5. Diagnosis of Chronic PJI: the presence of fistula or >6 weeks
6. Multiple infected implants (>1)
7. Medically unfit for DAIR surgery
8. Pregnancy
9. Legal incapacity

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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