Admission NarxCare Narcotic Scores Are Associated With Increased Odds of Readmission and Prolonged Length of Hospital Stay After Primary Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty
Galivanche A, Zhu J, Mercier M, McLean R, Wilhelm C, Varthi A, Grauer J, Rubin L. Admission NarxCare Narcotic Scores Are Associated With Increased Odds of Readmission and Prolonged Length of Hospital Stay After Primary Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2022, 6: e22.00040. PMID: 36732305, PMCID: PMC9726283, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary elective total knee arthroplastyElective total knee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyNarcotic scoreOverall opioid usageAdverse eventsTKA patientsHospital stayKnee arthroplastyRisk of AEsOdds of readmissionPrimary TKA patientsPreoperative narcotic useTime of admissionDose-dependent increaseOpioid usagePostoperative outcomesPatient characteristicsProlonged lengthNarcotic useAdverse outcomesSingle institutionRevision surgeryReadmissionPatients