1242. Evaluation of Risk Factors for Development of Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) Surgical Site Infections (SSI)

BACKGROUND: THA is one of the most commonly performed surgeries for pathologic diseases of the hip. Multiple risk factors have been identified for SSI including: female gender, previous joint surgery, hematoma, joint dislocation, intraarticular glucocorticoid injection, rheumatoid arthritis, uncontrolled diabetes, anemia, malnutrition, and an immunosuppressed state. The objective of our study is to evaluate obesity (body mass index (BMI) >30) as an independent risk factor for THA SSI and identify other risk factors for SSI METHODS: A retrospective case–control (1:3) matched observation study was conducted from January 1, 2014–June 30, 2016. Patients with a THA SSI were identified using NHSN definitions and 3 controls were matched for sex and month of surgery for each SSI case. Patient information was extracted through chart review including BMI, revision surgery, chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes mellitus (DM), anemia, malnutrition, smoking, surgery duration, steroid use, pre-operative chlorhexidine (CHG) bathing and nasal povidone–iodine (PI) compliance. Multivariate analysis using a conditional logistic regression model was performed. RESULTS: Among 906 THA, 29 patients developed an SSI with 87 matched patients over the 2.5 years. The mean age in the SSI group was 61.0 years, and 37.9% were male. Mean age in the control group was 63.1, and 40.1% were male. In both groups, the most common indications for surgery were osteoarthritis followed by osteonecrosis and malignancy. Results of multivariate analysis identified five independent risk factors for SSI (see Table 1). CONCLUSION: Obesity (BMI >30) was identified as an independent risk factor for THA SSI as well as CKD, steroid use and revision arthroplasty. While these risk factors are not easily modifiable, noncompliance with pre-operative CHG bathing and PI administration were also identified as significant SSI risk factor. These findings emphasize the importance of evaluating patients for SSI risk factors including obesity and improving compliance with all pre-operative SSI reduction measures. [Image: see text] DISCLOSURES: All authors: No reported disclosures.