Post-discharge surveillance of urinary tract infections in patients following hip and knee arthroplasty: Identifying targets for infection prevention and control

This population-based study aimed to evaluate the incidence of urinary tract infections following hip and knee arthroplasty (HPRO and KPRO) and identify urinary tract infection risk factors among Polish patients. The analysis included data from 83,525 patients, with incidence rates of 0.7% and 0.49% after HPRO and KPRO, respectively. We identified women, individuals over 65 years old, residents of long-term care facilities, patients with chronic circulatory, endocrine, or digestive diseases, and those operated on due to trauma as targets for infection prevention and control. •Our study comprised 83,525 patients who underwent hip and knee arthroplasty.•Number of patients included represented nearly all annual procedures in Poland.•Both knee and hip arthroplasties showed a higher UTI risk in patients over 65 years old.•Injury, chronic cardiovascular and endocrinological diseases increased UTI risk following hip arthroplasty.•Gastrointestinal diseases and diabetes did so in case of knee arthroplasty.