Knowledge and attitudes of orthopedic surgeons regarding prosthesis joint infection  

作　　者：Mahmut Nedim Aytekin Imran Hasanoglu Recep Öztürk Nihat Tosun 

机构地区：[1]Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology,Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University,Faculty of Medicine,Ankara 06500,Turkey [2]Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University,Faculty of Medicine,Ankara City Hospital,Ankara 06500,Turkey [3]Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology,Dr.Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital,Ankara 06200,Turkey

出　　处：《World Journal of Orthopedics》2023年第4期240-247,共8页世界骨科杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Periprosthetic joint infection(PJI)is a critical complication after joint arthroplasty and is accompanied by increasing rates of morbidity and mortality.Several studies have aimed at preventing PJI.AIM To research the knowledge level and attitudes of orthopedic surgeons,who play a key role in both preventing and managing PJI.METHODS We conducted a web-based survey to evaluate orthopedic surgeons'knowledge level and attitudes regarding PJI.The Likert scale survey utilized consisted of 30 questions which were prepared based on the"Proceedings of the International Consensus on Periprosthetic Joint Infection".RESULTS A total of 264 surgeons participated in the survey.Their average age was 44.8,and 173 participants(65.5%)had more than 10 years of experience.No statistically significant relationship was found between the PJI knowledge of the surgeons and their years of experience.However,participants who worked in training and research hospitals demonstrated higher levels of knowledge than the ones in the state hospitals.It was also noticed that surgeons'knowledge concerning the duration of antibiotic therapy and urinary infections was not consistent with their attitudes.CONCLUSION Even though orthopedic surgeons have adequate knowledge about preventing and managing PJI,their attitudes might contradict their knowledge.Future studies are required to examine the causes and solutions of the contradictions between orthopedic surgeons'knowledge and attitudes.

关 键 词：Antibiotic prophylaxis Periprosthetic joint infection PREVENTION Total joint replacement TURKEY 

分 类 号：R687.4[医药卫生—骨科学]