AUG 20, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
High-risk ≠ mandatory prophylaxis: a real-world study of 274 PVP patients who omitted antimicrobial prophylaxis
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
A real-world retrospective cohort of 274 PVP patients omitting prophylaxis showed zero SSI at 90 days, but the absence of a comparator arm and single-centre design limit definitive inference about safety policy.
Reported
Primary endpoint: 90-day SSI rate0%
95% CI for SSI rate0–1.35%
Sample size (total patients analy…274