Perioperative Surgical Site Infections and Complications in Elective Orthopedic Surgery in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Agents − Discontinue or Not, Clinical Dilemma ( Innovative Rheumatology )

Publication series ： Innovative Rheumatology

Author： Koichiro Komiya and Nobuki Terada  

Publisher： IntechOpen‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: INT5564154012

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535109167

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789535109167

Subject： R392 medical immunology

Keyword： 医学免疫学

Language： ENG

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Perioperative Surgical Site Infections and Complications in Elective Orthopedic Surgery in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Agents − Discontinue or Not, Clinical Dilemma

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Perioperative Surgical Site Infections and Complications in Elective Orthopedic Surgery in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Agents − Discontinue or Not, Clinical Dilemma

1. Introduction

2. Risk of septic arthritis (SA) in RA patients

3. Risk of SSI in RA patients undergoing TJA

4. Risk of SSI in RA patients treated with anti-TNF-α agents undergoing orthopaedic surgery

5. Risk of wound healing complications in RA patients treated with anti-TNF-α agents

6. Perioperative discontinuation of anti-TNF-α agents and risk of RA flare

7. Recommended perioperative discontinuation period of anti-TNF-α agents in national guidelines

8. Conclusions

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