Perioperative timing of infliximab and the risk of serious infection after elective hip and knee arthroplasty

OBJECTIVE: The optimal timing of TNF antagonists before elective surgery is unknown. This study evaluated the association between infliximab timing and serious infection after elective hip or knee arthroplasty. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study evaluated U.S. Medicare patients with rheumatoid ar...

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Published in:Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
Main Authors: George, Michael D., Baker, Joshua F., Hsu, Jesse Yenchih, Wu, Qufei, Xie, Fenglong, Chen, Lang, Yun, Huifeng, Curtis, Jeffrey R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5529262/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28129484
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr.23209
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