Short-term Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed at an Orthopedic Specialty Hospital.

Authors

• Eric M Padegimas
• Tyler M Kreitz
• Benjamin Zmistowski
• Seth L Teplitsky
• Surena Namdari
• James J Purtill
• William J Hozack
• Antonia F Chen

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2018

Abstract

This study compared perioperative outcomes for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) at an orthopedic specialty hospital and a tertiary referral center. The authors identified all primary TKA procedures performed in 2014 at the 2 facilities. Each patient at the orthopedic specialty hospital was manually matched to a patient at the tertiary referral center according to demographic and clinical variables. Matching was blinded to outcomes. Outcomes were 90-day readmission, mortality rate, reoperation, length of stay, and use of inpatient rehabilitation. Each group had 215 TKA patients. The 2 groups of patients were similar in age (66.8 years, P=.98), body mass index (30.4 kg/m

Volume

41

Issue

1

First Page

84

Last Page

84

ISSN

1938-2367

Published In/Presented At

Padegimas, E. M., Kreitz, T. M., Zmistowski, B., Teplitsky, S. L., Namdari, S., Purtill, J. J., Hozack, W. J., & Chen, A. F. (2018). Short-term Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed at an Orthopedic Specialty Hospital. Orthopedics, 41(1), e84–e91. https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20171127-04

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

29192933

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article