300 Section - The Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections during early Rehabilitation in Patients with Implanted Hip and Knee endoprotheses

Objectives : To determine and compare the incidence of urinary tract infections in patients with implanted hip and knee endoprotheses during first six months od 2024. at the Department of Physical Medicine and Refabilitation of the General Hospital "prim.dr. Abdulah Nakaš" Sarajevo

Design: The study included 113 patients aged 18 to 89 who underwent hip or knee endoprotheses implantation and completed ealry rehabilitation at the Department of Physical Medicine and rehabilitation. The study is retrospective and comparative in design

Results: Based on the analyzed data, there were more women 91(80.5%) than men 22(19.5%). The average age of the participants was 68.1 years. Of all participants, 59 (52.2%) underwent total hip endoprotheses implantation, and urinary tract infection developed in 16 of these patients during early rehabilitation. Among patients with partial hip protheses, urinary tract infection developed in 6 out of 11 patients. Out of 43 patients who recieved a total knee endoprotheses, 17 experienced a urinary tract infection as a complication during early rehabilitation.

Conclusion: The results show that urinary ztract infection ocurred as a complication in a significant number of cases-38% among female patients and 18% among male patients. The rate of urinary tract infection was 27.1 % in patients with implanted total hip endoprotheses, 54.5% in those with partial hip endoprotheses, and 39.5% in atients with implanted knee endoprotheses. Therefore, it is essential to emphasize the importance of education and elary mobilization in preventing urinary tract infections, timely catheter removal, and early preparation fo independent functioning.