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Surgical site complications are the number one reason for readmission after total joint surgery.⁵ With an increasing number of patients presenting multiple risk factors, SSCs need to be managed.^5-9

• Patients with a BMI ≥ 35 are 4.5 times more likely to suffer a SSC following surgery^3,4
• Patients with an ASA score ≥3 are 8 times more likely to suffer a SSC following surgery^3,4

Consider: Each day of wound drainage following total hip arthroplasty increases the risk of a surgical site infection (SSI) by 42% (29% for total knee arthroplasty),⁶ with the potential to increase the patient's length of stay by an average of 9.2 days.¹⁰

Consider: Have you considered the true costs and impact of prolonged wound care? Do you risk-stratify patients preoperatively to help reduce in-patient capacity?