Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Mid- to Long-Term Survival of Geriatric Patients with Primary Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder: A Retrospective Study over a Period of 20 Years. |
| Authors: |
Rüther, Johannes1 (AUTHOR) johannes.ruether@klinikum-nuernberg.de, Taubert, Lars1 (AUTHOR), Loose, Kim1 (AUTHOR), Willauschus, Maximilian1 (AUTHOR), Silawal, Sandeep2 (AUTHOR), Millrose, Michael1,3 (AUTHOR), Bail, Hermann Josef1 (AUTHOR), Geßlein, Markus1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Journal of Personalized Medicine. Jul2023, Vol. 13 Issue 7, p1030. 12p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*INFECTIOUS arthritis, *OLDER patients, *SHOULDER, *LOG-rank test, *SYNOVIAL fluid, *GRAM-negative bacteria, *GERIATRIC care units |
| Company/Entity: |
AMERICAN Society of Anesthesiologists |
| Abstract: |
Septic arthritis of the shoulder is an urgent medical emergency that often occurs in elderly patients and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Retrospectively, 56 patients aged ≥60 years, treated for primary septic monoarthritis of the shoulder at a maximum care hospital between 1 July 2001, and 30 July 2022, were included in this study. The primary aim of the study was analyzing survival rates and different bacteria in these patients. For statistical analysis, Kaplan–Meier curves were used for survival probability and the log-rank test was used to compare a survival probability of 5 years. The mean patient age was 78.7 years and a mean follow-up time of 3011.8 days. The mean survival of the entire study population was 920.3 days or 2.5 years. Significantly impaired 5-year survival was found only with increasing age and higher American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status (PS) classification scores. Eight different types of bacteria were detected in the synovial fluid cultures. A total of 42 of 48 overall pathogens was Gram-positive and 6 were Gram-negative bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus was identified as the most frequent variant. We conclude that the mean survival is significantly shortened within the first 5 years with increasing age and ASA PS classification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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