Patient comorbidities, medication intake, and mortality in revision surgery for periprosthetic joint infection of the hip and knee: analysis of 346 patients

Patients undergoing revision surgery for PJI after total hip and knee arthroplasty show an increased in-hospital mortality in the presence of the following comorbidities: dementia, renal insufficiency, and history of malignancy. Based on the present results, further infection prevention and geriatric co-management strategies should be evaluated for patients undergoing revision arthroplasty of the hip and knee for PJI.