Elective hip and knee replacement surgeries for patients at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital will resume Monday after a rash of post-operative infections prompted a temporary halt of the procedures. In December, Interior Health launched a review of total joint replacement surgeries performed at the hospital in Trail, B.C., after six people who had knee or hip replacements suffered infections. Interior Health says while a number of improvements were identified in the review, no specific cause for the increase in infections was identified. Interior Health says it will also work to improve the pre-surgical screening process to help identify patients at higher risk of infection. Surgical processes for every total joint replacement surgery will be tracked and audited going forward, says Interior Health.

Source: CBC News January 28, 2018 19:52 UTC