Acute Renal Failure due to a Tobramycin and Vancomycin Spacer in Revision Two-Staged Knee Arthroplasty

Two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the standard of care for prosthetic joint infections. The first stage involves removal of the infected prosthesis and placement of an antibiotic impregnated cement spacer; following a period ranging from 4 weeks to 6 months, the spacer is then remo...

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Main Authors: Ronak A. Patel, Hayden P. Baker, Sara B. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6579894
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description Two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the standard of care for prosthetic joint infections. The first stage involves removal of the infected prosthesis and placement of an antibiotic impregnated cement spacer; following a period ranging from 4 weeks to 6 months, the spacer is then removed and replaced with a permanent prosthesis. The advantage to this approach is that antibiotic impregnated spacers provide supratherapeutic levels in the joint without toxic accumulation in serum. However, it remains important for physicians and pharmacists to be aware of antibiotic associated complications in knee revisions. We present a case of a two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty in which a cement antibiotic spacer caused acute renal failure and ultimately resulted in persistent chronic kidney disease without hemodialysis at 2 months’ follow-up. Our case reports the third highest serum tobramycin (13.7 mcg/ml) and second highest serum creatinine (8.62 mg/dl) for patients experiencing ARF due to an antibiotic spacer in two-stage revision TKA.
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spelling doaj-art-97ad7fdec0384fe09c258dd42515f2aa2025-02-03T01:24:30ZengWileyCase Reports in Nephrology2090-66412090-665X2018-01-01201810.1155/2018/65798946579894Acute Renal Failure due to a Tobramycin and Vancomycin Spacer in Revision Two-Staged Knee ArthroplastyRonak A. Patel0Hayden P. Baker1Sara B. Smith2College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USACollege of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USACollege of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USATwo-stage revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the standard of care for prosthetic joint infections. The first stage involves removal of the infected prosthesis and placement of an antibiotic impregnated cement spacer; following a period ranging from 4 weeks to 6 months, the spacer is then removed and replaced with a permanent prosthesis. The advantage to this approach is that antibiotic impregnated spacers provide supratherapeutic levels in the joint without toxic accumulation in serum. However, it remains important for physicians and pharmacists to be aware of antibiotic associated complications in knee revisions. We present a case of a two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty in which a cement antibiotic spacer caused acute renal failure and ultimately resulted in persistent chronic kidney disease without hemodialysis at 2 months’ follow-up. Our case reports the third highest serum tobramycin (13.7 mcg/ml) and second highest serum creatinine (8.62 mg/dl) for patients experiencing ARF due to an antibiotic spacer in two-stage revision TKA.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6579894
spellingShingle Ronak A. Patel
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Acute Renal Failure due to a Tobramycin and Vancomycin Spacer in Revision Two-Staged Knee Arthroplasty
Case Reports in Nephrology
title Acute Renal Failure due to a Tobramycin and Vancomycin Spacer in Revision Two-Staged Knee Arthroplasty
title_full Acute Renal Failure due to a Tobramycin and Vancomycin Spacer in Revision Two-Staged Knee Arthroplasty
title_fullStr Acute Renal Failure due to a Tobramycin and Vancomycin Spacer in Revision Two-Staged Knee Arthroplasty
title_full_unstemmed Acute Renal Failure due to a Tobramycin and Vancomycin Spacer in Revision Two-Staged Knee Arthroplasty
title_short Acute Renal Failure due to a Tobramycin and Vancomycin Spacer in Revision Two-Staged Knee Arthroplasty
title_sort acute renal failure due to a tobramycin and vancomycin spacer in revision two staged knee arthroplasty
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6579894
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