نویسندگان
Reza Salehi, Hamidreza Alizadeh-Otaghvar, Bahar Farhadi, Masoomeh Najafi, Hossein Torabi, Hamid Hojjati, Lida Garrosi, Samira Mirzaei, Ramyar Farzan, Siamak Kazemi-Sufi
تاریخ انتشار
2024/6/5
منبع
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
جلد
12
نسخه
1
صفحات
e54
توضیح
Introduction
One of the worrisome complications of hip arthroplasty is surgical site infection (SSI). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of SSI after hip arthroplasty.
Methods
A comprehensive and systematic exploration was conducted across various international electronic databases, including Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science, alongside Persian electronic databases such as Iranmedex and the Scientific Information Database (SID). This search strategy entailed the utilization of Medical Subject Headings-derived keywords such as "Prevalence," "Surgical wound infection," "Surgical site infection," and "Arthroplasty," spanning from the earliest records up to January 1, 2024. Each study’s weight was assigned based on its inverse variance. A forest plot visualization was used to assess the studies’ heterogeneity. Data on sample size and SSI frequency were compiled for each study to calculate the overall …