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
Published In/Presented At
Santoro, A. J., Post, Z. D., Thalody, H. S., Czymek, M. M., Ong, A. C., & Ponzio, D. Y. (2023). A Role for Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Orthopedics, 46(5), 303–309. https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20230310-06
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
36921224
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article