Issue: 2020 > March > case report

Acute kidney failure after intra-articular use of gentamicin sponge



CASE REPORT
E.P.A.T. Gommans, A.L.H.J. Aarnoudse, R.J.A. van Wensen, A.A.W. van Erp-van Boekel, R.J.E. Grouls, C.M.J. van der Linden
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Abstract

An 83-year-old man developed acute kidney failure after intra-articular use of gentamicin sponges for a periprosthetic hip infection. Haemodialysis was necessary for clearance of gentamicin, and for kidney function replacement. It is important to be aware that there is a risk of renal toxicity due to gentamicin when using a locally applied sponge.