The cost effectiveness of vancomycin for preventing infections after shoulder arthroplasty: a break-even analysis
Hatch M, Daniels S, Glerum K, Higgins L. The cost effectiveness of vancomycin for preventing infections after shoulder arthroplasty: a break-even analysis. Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2016, 26: 472-477. PMID: 27727049, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2016.07.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic ProphylaxisArthroplasty, Replacement, ShoulderCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesVancomycinConceptsBaseline infection ratesVancomycin powderInfection rateShoulder arthroplastyInfection-related careLocal vancomycin powderVancomycin powder applicationPeriprosthetic shoulder infectionCause of infectionEfficacy of vancomycinProphylactic antibioticsShoulder infectionProphylactic administrationShoulder surgeryPeriprosthetic infectionShoulder replacementInitial infection rateCost effectivenessPropionibacterium acnesMethicillin resistanceInfectionVancomycinArthroplastyCost-effective practiceEfficacy