Degree Name
Nursing Practice, DNP
Publication Date
2020
Upload Date
2024
First Advisor
L. Todd Hamon
Abstract
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the definitive treatment for degenerative joint disease of the knee. Total joint infections, although low, are a complication that can be a massive expenditure on health care systems and patients. Economic costs have the potential of being high for this procedure. It is estimated to treat these TKA infections, primarily methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to be between $68,000 and $107,000. The purpose of this retrospective study is to determine whether vancomycin has greater cost benefits and efficacy in reducing post-operative infection rate of total knee arthroplasties than does cefazolin.
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Recommended Citation
Epperson, Zelda, "Comparative And Cost Benefit Analysis: Vancomycin Versus Ancef In Total Knee Arthroplasties" (2020). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 24.
https://arch.astate.edu/dnp-projects/24
