A Trend for Increased Risk of Revision Surgery due to Deep Infection following Fast-Track Hip Arthroplasty

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Rates of revision surgery due to deep infection following primary THA based on continuous quality surveillance data. The 6-month period during which the full fast-track protocol was implemented had a significantly higher rate of revision surgery due to deep infection within 3 months of the primary THA surgery. Infection-related revision surgery rates during the periods before and after the fast-track protocol was implemented were not significantly different. Surgeries including only partial implementation of the fast-track procedures (performed Jan to Apr 2010) were excluded from the analysis.