Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing ...

Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline

Adopted by: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors December 7, 2012

Please cite this Clinical Practice Guideline as: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons EvidenceBased Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infections in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures dentalcpg Published December 7, 2012

Disclaimer This clinical guideline was developed by a physician and dentist volunteer Work Group and experts in systematic reviews. It is provided as an educational tool based on an assessment of the current scientific and clinical information and accepted approaches to treatment. The recommendations in this guideline are not intended to be a fixed protocol as some patients may require more or less treatment or different means of diagnosis. Patients seen in clinical practice may not be the same as those found in a clinical trial. Patient care and treatment should always be based on a clinician's independent medical judgment given the individual clinical circumstances.

Disclosure Requirement In accordance with AAOS policy, all individuals whose names appear as authors or contributors to this clinical practice guideline filed a disclosure statement as part of the submission process. All panel members provided full disclosure of potential conflicts of interest prior to beginning work on the recommendations contained within this clinical practice guideline.

Funding Source No funding from outside commercial sources to support the development of this document.

FDA Clearance Some drugs or medical devices referenced or described in this clinical practice guideline may not have been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or may have been cleared for a specific use only. The FDA has stated that it is the responsibility of the physician to determine the FDA clearance status of each drug or device he or she wishes to use in clinical practice.

Copyright All rights reserved. No part of this clinical practice guideline may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the AAOS.

Published 2012 by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 6300 North River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 First Edition Copyright 2012 by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons & American Dental Association

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Summary of Recommendations

The following is a summary of the recommendations of the AAOS-ADA clinical practice guideline, Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures. This summary does not contain rationales that explain how and why these recommendations were developed, nor does it contain the evidence supporting these recommendations. All readers of this summary are strongly urged to consult the full guideline and evidence report for this information. We are confident that those who read the full guideline and evidence report will see that the recommendations were developed using systematic evidence-based processes designed to combat bias, enhance transparency, and promote reproducibility.

This summary of recommendations is not intended to stand alone. Treatment decisions should be made in light of all circumstances presented by the patient. Treatments and procedures applicable to the individual patient rely on mutual communication between patient, physician, dentist and other healthcare practitioners.

1. The practitioner might consider discontinuing the practice of routinely prescribing prophylactic antibiotics for patients with hip and knee prosthetic joint implants undergoing dental procedures.

Grade of Recommendation: Limited

Description: Evidence from two or more "Low" strength studies with consistent findings, or evidence from a single Moderate quality study recommending for or against the intervention or diagnostic. A Limited recommendation means the quality of the supporting evidence that exists is unconvincing, or that well-conducted studies show little clear advantage to one approach versus another.

Implications: Practitioners should be cautious in deciding whether to follow a recommendation classified as Limited, and should exercise judgment and be alert to emerging publications that report evidence. Patient preference should have a substantial influencing role.

2. We are unable to recommend for or against the use of topical oral antimicrobials in patients with prosthetic joint implants or other orthopaedic implants undergoing dental procedures.

Grade of Recommendation: Inconclusive

Description: Evidence from a single low quality study or conflicting findings that do not allow a recommendation for or against the intervention. An Inconclusive recommendation means that there is a lack of compelling evidence resulting in an unclear balance between benefits and potential harm.

Implications: Practitioners should feel little constraint in deciding whether to follow a recommendation labeled as Inconclusive and should exercise judgment and be alert to future publications that clarify existing evidence for determining balance of benefits versus potential harm. Patient preference should have a substantial influencing role.

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3. In the absence of reliable evidence linking poor oral health to prosthetic joint infection, it is the opinion of the work group that patients with prosthetic joint implants or other orthopaedic implants maintain appropriate oral hygiene.

Grade of Recommendation: Consensus

Description: The supporting evidence is lacking and requires the work group to make a recommendation based on expert opinion by considering the known potential harm and benefits associated with the treatment. A Consensus recommendation means that expert opinion supports the guideline recommendation even though there is no available empirical evidence that meets the inclusion criteria.

Implications: Practitioners should be flexible in deciding whether to follow a recommendation classified as Consensus, although they may set boundaries on alternatives. Patient preference should have a substantial influencing role.

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Terminology Used in This Guideline

Direct evidence ? Evidence that demonstrates a relationship between a dental procedure and orthopaedic implant infection.

Indirect evidence ? Evidence that demonstrates a relationship between a dental procedure and a surrogate outcome (i.e. bacteremia).

Incidence ? New cases of a disease that occur in an at-risk population during a specified time period (i.e. a new bacteremia after a dental procedure)

Prevalence ? Existing cases of a disease in a population during a specified time period (i.e. a bacteremia that exists prior to a dental procedure)

Case-control study ? Comparison of a diseased group (cases) to a group without disease (controls)

Surrogate Outcome ? An outcome (such as a laboratory measurement) that is used as a substitute for a clinically relevant patient centered outcome

High, Moderate, and Low Strength Studies ? Derived from quality and applicability analysis; integrating multiple domains composed of questions related to study design and methods (See Appraising Evidence Quality and Applicability)

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Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures

Clinical Practice Guideline Work Group

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons William Watters, III, MD, Co-Chair Bone and Joint Clinic of Houston 6624 Fannin Street, #2600 Houston, TX 77030

American Dental Association Michael P. Rethman, DDS, MS, Co-Chair 47-140 Heno Place Kaneohe, HI 96744

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Richard Parker Evans, MD Professor and Margaret Sue Neal Endowed Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine 2301 Holmes Street Kansas City, MO 64108

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Calin Moucha, MD Associate Chief, Joint Replacement Surgery Mount Sinai Medical Center Assistant Professor Leni & Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine 5 E. 98th Street, Box 1188, 7th Floor New York, NY 10029

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Richard J. O'Donnell, MD Chief, UCSF Orthopaedic Oncology Service UCSF Sarcoma Program UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center 1600 Divisadero Street, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94115

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons & Congress of Neurological Surgeons Paul A. Anderson, MD Professor Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation University of Wisconsin K4/735 600 Highland Avenue Madison WI 53792

American Dental Association Elliot Abt, DDS 4709 Golf Road, Suite 1005 Skokie, IL 60076

American Dental Association Harry C. Futrell, DMD 330 W 23rd Street, Suite J Panama City, FL 32405

American Dental Association Stephen O. Glenn, DDS 5319 S Lewis Avenue, Suite 222 Tulsa, OK 74105-6543

American Dental Association John Hellstein, DDS, MS The University of Iowa, College of Dentistry Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine DSB S356 Iowa City, IA 52242

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons David Kolessar, MD Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center 1000 East Mountain Boulevard Valley Medical Building Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons John E. O'Toole, MD Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Rush University Medical Center 1725 W. Harrison Street, Suite 970 Chicago, IL 60612

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Mark J. Steinberg DDS, MD 1240 Meadow Road, Suite 300 Northbrook, IL 60062

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College of American Pathologist Karen C. Carroll MD, FCAP Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Pathology-Microbiology Division 600 N Wolfe Street Meyer B1-193 Baltimore, MD 21287

Knee Society Kevin Garvin, MD University of Nebraska Medical Center Creighton/Nebraska Health Fund Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 981080 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska 68198-1080

Musculoskeletal Infection Society Douglas R. Osmon, MD 200 1st Street SW Rochester, MN 55905

Scoliosis Research Society Anthony Rinella, MD Illinois Spine & Scoliosis Center 12701 West 143rd Street, Suite 110 Homer Glen, Illinois 60491

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Angela Hewlett, MD, MS Assistant Professor, Section of Infectious Diseases University of Nebraska Medical Center 985400 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska 68198

Guidelines Oversight Chair Michael J. Goldberg, MD Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center 1221 1st Avenue, Apt #24E Seattle, WA 98101

AAOS Staff William Robert Martin, III, MD American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Medical Director 317 Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington, D.C. 20002-5769

Deborah S. Cummins, PhD Director, Research and Scientific Affairs 6300 N. River Road Rosemont, IL 60018

Sharon Song, PhD Manager, Clinical Practice Guidelines

Patrick Sluka, MPH Former AAOS Lead Research Analyst

Kevin Boyer, MPH Former Appropriate Use Criteria Unit Manager Former Interim Clinical Practice Guidelines Manager

Anne Woznica, MLIS Medical Research Librarian

ADA Staff Helen Ristic, PhD. Director, Scientific Information ADA Division of Science 211 E. Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611

Nicholas Buck Hanson, MPH ADA Lead Research Analyst

Additional collaborating organizations involved in this guideline development: Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)

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Peer Review Organizations

Participation in the AAOS peer review process does not constitute an endorsement of this guideline by the participating organization.

The following organizations participated in peer review of this clinical practice guideline and gave explicit consent to be listed as peer reviewers:

The Academy of General Dentistry American Academy of Oral Pathology American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon's Evidence Based Practice Committee American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Guidelines Oversight Committee American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry American Academy of Periodontology American Association of Family Physicians American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons American Association of Public Health Dentistry American College of Prosthodontists American Dental Association's Council on Scientific Affairs American Dental Hygienists Association Canadian Dental Association Centers for Disease Control and Prevention College of American Pathologists Lumbar Spine Research Society North American Spine Society Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists The Infectious Diseases Society of America

Participation in the AAOS peer review process does not constitute an endorsement of this guideline by the participating organization.

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