Documents for Patients and Practitioners

Below are helpful links to download our ASA documents. These consensus statements are guidelines only. Each surgeon is able to determine their own procedures and treatment for the patients under their care. Their chosen treatment may extend beyond the ASA guidelines contained in this section.

November 2018, updated May 2022

Guidelines for urinary tract management at the time of arthroplasty

May 2022

Guidelines on arthroplasty in obesity

February 2023

Guidelines for VTE prophylaxis for hip and knee arthroplasty

October 2018

Guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis at the time of hip and knee arthroplasty

May 2019

ASA – Guidelines for Long Term Follow-up of Joint Replacement Patients