2019
Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale?
Zogg CK, Falvey JR, Dimick JB, Haider AH, Davis KA, Grauer JN. Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: 1058-1065.e4. PMID: 30878508, PMCID: PMC6884960, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.01.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeComputer SimulationDecision TreesElective Surgical ProceduresHumansMedicareMiddle AgedMonte Carlo MethodPatient DischargePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient ReadmissionQuality of LifeRehabilitationReimbursement MechanismsSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsExtent of therapyHealth-related qualityType of rehabilitationFunctional recoveryPatients' health-related qualitySkilled nursing facility useElective total hipPrimary TKA patientsOutcomes of patientsPatient-centered outcomesPatients' functional recoveryInpatient rehabilitation facilityNursing facility useEpisode of careAverage functional outcomeBundled payment programsDischarge dispositionTKA patientsUnplanned readmissionTotal hipFunctional outcomeAffordable Care ActOutcome measuresRehabilitation facilityBundled Payments
2018
Dialysis Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty Have Significantly Increased Odds of Perioperative Adverse Events Independent of Demographic and Comorbidity Factors
Ottesen TD, Zogg CK, Haynes MS, Malpani R, Bellamkonda KS, Grauer JN. Dialysis Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty Have Significantly Increased Odds of Perioperative Adverse Events Independent of Demographic and Comorbidity Factors. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2018, 33: 2827-2834. PMID: 29754981, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeComorbidityElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansInpatientsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRegression AnalysisRenal DialysisReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyDialysis-dependent patientsAdverse eventsPatient demographicsDialysis patientsAdverse outcomesKnee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseOverall healthRisk-adjusted logistic regressionElective total knee arthroplastyQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseMinor adverse eventsNational inpatient databaseSevere adverse eventsBone health statusNondialysis cohortNondialysis patientsPerioperative periodTKA patientsAdult patientsPreoperative riskComorbidity factorsInstitutional cohort