Urgent Care Visits Sought After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Potentially Overlooked Resource
Dhodapkar M, Gouzoulis M, Halperin S, Radford Z, Rubin L, Grauer J. Urgent Care Visits Sought After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Potentially Overlooked Resource. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2023, 38: 2361-2365. PMID: 37196730, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care visitsTotal hip arthroplastyPrimary total hip arthroplastyUrgent care utilizationCare visitsED utilizationCare utilizationUrgent careHip arthroplastyLess comorbidity burdenEmergency department visitsLarge national databaseLow-acuity diagnosesComorbidity burdenPostoperative EDED visitsDepartment visitsIndependent predictorsTHA patientsMultivariable analysisPostoperative weekUrgent evaluationSurgical sitePatient needsGreater incidenceUrgent Care Versus Emergency Department Utilization for Foot and Ankle Fractures
Dhodapkar M, Gouzoulis M, Halperin S, Modrak M, Yoo B, Grauer J. Urgent Care Versus Emergency Department Utilization for Foot and Ankle Fractures. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023, 31: 984-989. PMID: 37253245, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-22-01097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care facilityAnkle fracturesEmergency departmentED utilizationCare facilitiesUrgent careOdds ratioICD-10 diagnosis codesCertain injury typesUrgent care utilizationRetrospective cohort studyUrgent care visitsYears old presentingMinority of patientsEmergency department utilizationOld presentingCare visitsAdult patientsCare algorithmCohort studyIndependent predictorsCare utilizationMultivariable analysisCommon injuriesDiagnosis codes