A Role for Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2023

Abstract

Outpatient total joint arthroplasty (TJA) gained favor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objective was to critically evaluate the safety and short-term outcomes of outpatient total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) throughout the pandemic compared with pre-pandemic given their increased use. This was a retrospective review of 941 patients who underwent elective, outpatient TKA and THA at a single institution. Patients were divided into two cohorts: pre-pandemic (N=611) and pandemic (N=330). Data points included demographics, comorbidities, failure of same calendar day discharge (SCDD), and 90-day readmissions and re-operations. The pandemic cohort was older (61.0 vs 59.0 years;

Volume

46

Issue

5

First Page

303

Last Page

309

ISSN

1938-2367

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

36921224

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article

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