Prosthetic joint infections: a need for health economy studies

Acta Orthop. 2014 Jun;85(3):218-20. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2014.913227. Epub 2014 Apr 23.

Authors

Lars Borgquist¹, Annette W-Dahl, Håvard Dale, Lars Lidgren, Anna Stefánsdóttir

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden.

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / economics*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / economics
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / instrumentation
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / economics
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / instrumentation
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Health Care Costs / trends*
Hip Prosthesis / microbiology*
Humans
Incidence
Knee Prosthesis / microbiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / economics*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / epidemiology
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Reoperation / economics
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries / epidemiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents