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Overall, 5,316 (16.4%) and 27,033 (83.6%) patients were categorized as PJI and non-PJI, respectively. To adjust for potential baseline differences between the two groups, propensity-score-based matching was performed. This resulted in 5,187 (50%) PJI patients matched to 5,187 (50%) non-PJI patients. The rates of postoperative complications, blood transfusions, prolonged length of stay (pLOS), in-hospital cost, and in-hospital mortality were assessed for both groups. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed within the cohort after propensity-score matching. For PJI versus non-PJI, respectively, the following rates were recorded: blood transfusions, 28.3 versus 18.4% (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001); postoperative complications, 27.5 versus 19.8% (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001); pLOS (&gt;4 d), 61.9 versus 26.9% (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001); in-hospital cost (&gt;$39,929), 55.8 versus 44.2% (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001); in-hospital mortality, 0.6 versus 0.3% (p\u2009=\u20090.016). In multivariable logistic regression analyses, PJI patients were more likely to receive a blood transfusion (odds ratio [OR]: 1.78; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), to experience postoperative complications (OR: 1.56; p &lt; 0.0001), to have a higher in-hospital cost (OR: 1.65; p &lt; 0.0001), to have a pLOS following surgery following surgery (OR: 4.69; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), and to have a higher in-hospital mortality (OR: 2.14; p\u2009=\u20090.019). After adjustment for potential selection biases, PJI is associated with more adverse perioperative outcomes and resource use than non-PJI patients. 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