The complications of peri-prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) caused by warming devices are often catastrophic and expensive.
These complications can cost between $100,000 and $150,000 each and are not reimbursed by Medicare. Patients may never regain full capacity and 12% of patients refer to their life after surviving a PJI as a “worse than death.” 15% of PJI patients suffer from either amputations or more than three replacement or removal infection surgeries.
Forced air warming blankets, such as the Bair Hugger product, are currently the subject of litigation due to this airborne contamination and infection. If you have been diagnosed with a joint infection after surgery, there is a good chance a defectively designed forced-air warming blanket was to blame. The Dysart Law Firm, P.C. has over 25 years of experience in cases like these. Contact us today for a free evaluation.