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3122973

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6615
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
Selection of a cost effective method of prophylaxis against infection for patients undergoing total joint replacement was shown to depend on the number of arthroplasties performed each year at individual hospitals. When 100 arthroplasties were performed each year the prophylactic use of systemic antibiotics minimised the total costs of the department--that is, the combined costs of prophylaxis and reoperation for deep sepsis. Some departments also used local antibiotic prophylaxis in the form of polymethylmethacrylate cement impregnated with gentamicin or a combination of systemic and local prophylaxis at almost as low a total cost and with comparable effect. Selection of a method of prophylaxis should not be determined solely on the basis of reducing costs. When a value was assigned to the effects of loss of health an economic optimum was established that allowed selection of a more costly method of prophylaxis together with further reductions in the incidence of infection and the need for reoperation.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0267-0623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
296
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
99-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
How far does prophylaxis against infection in total joint replacement offset its cost?
pubmed:affiliation
Swedish Institute for Health Economics, Lund.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't