Preoperative Daptomycin Prophylaxis in Two-Stage Exchange Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded Trial

For patients randomized to receive daptomycin (8 mg/kg), the drug will be administered in a 50 cc bag, accompanied by a 500 cc bag of normal saline within 60 minutes before surgical incision and discontinued after 24 hours postoperatively.

Then vancomycin (15 mg/kg) will concurrently be given and completed within 60 minutes before surgical incision and discontinued after 24 hours postoperatively9. Patients in the vancomycin arm will receive this drug in a 50 cc bag accompanied by a 500 cc bag of normal saline.