Open AccessLaboratory predictors for risk of revision surgery in pediatric septic arthritis
Author(s) -
Jessica J.M. Telleria,
Rosemary A. Cotter,
Viviana Bompadre,
Suzanne Steinman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of children's orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-016-0736-6
Subject(s) - medicine , septic arthritis , multivariate analysis , surgery , medical record , presentation (obstetrics) , c reactive protein , mortality rate , arthritis , pediatric surgery , retrospective cohort study , inflammation
Reported complications of pediatric septic arthritis range from minor growth abnormalities to potentially life-threatening conditions and death; some children require multiple surgeries for eradication of infection. The purpose of this study is: (1) to determine the failure rate of a single surgical incision and drainage (I&D) in pediatric septic arthritis, (2) to identify risk factors for failure which are detectable at the time of initial presentation, and (3) to trend post-operative C-reactive protein (CRP) values to see if there is a difference between children who fail a single I&D and those who do not.