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Table 2 DAIR treatment failure with subsequent treatment (n=27)

From: Surgical treatment approaches and reimbursement costs of surgical site infections post hip arthroplasty in Australia: a retrospective analysis

Treatment sequence†

N (%)

Average cost (AUD$)

% of total cost

Total average cost (AUD$)

2x DAIR

11 (40.7%)

23,026

31.7%

29,560

1x DAIR, 1-stage Revision

5 (18.5%)

31,769

19.9%

3x DAIR

3 (11.1%)

25,708

9.7%

1x DAIR, 1-stage Revision, 1x DAIR

2 (7.4%)

63,069

15.8%

1x DAIR, 2-stage Revision

1 (3.7%)

39,028

4.9%

1x DAIR, Excision

1 (3.7%)

23,973

3.0%

2x DAIR, Excision

1 (3.7%)

23,477

2.9%

3x DAIR, Excision

1 (3.7%)

34,698

4.3%

4x DAIR, Excision, 1x DAIR

1 (3.7%)

47,000

5.9%

8x DAIR

1 (3.7%)

14,566

1.8%

Total

27 (100%)

798,132

100%

 
  1. †DAIR = Debridement, antibiotics and implant retention.