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Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A National Database Analysis Including Over 700 Octogenarians
Moore HG, Schneble CA, Kahan JB, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A National Database Analysis Including Over 700 Octogenarians. Arthroplasty Today 2022, 15: 55-60. PMID: 35399988, PMCID: PMC8991237, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2022.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyAdverse eventsMedical comorbiditiesKnee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseLarge national surgical databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseHigher comorbidity burdenMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseProlonged hospital stayUrinary tract infectionDay of surgeryNational database analysisNational surgical databaseShort-term mortalityMultivariate regression analysisComorbidity burdenOctogenarian cohortHospital lengthHospital stayNonhome dischargeSelect patientsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2018 Removal of Total Knee Arthroplasty From the Inpatient-only List Led to Broad Changes in Hospital Length of Stays
Rankin KA, Freedman IG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2018 Removal of Total Knee Arthroplasty From the Inpatient-only List Led to Broad Changes in Hospital Length of Stays. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021, 29: 1061-1067. PMID: 33960970, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-20-01228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyHospital lengthKnee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMedicare eligibilityCategorical data comparisonsOverall practice patternsRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseSame dayRemoval of TKAPearson's chi-squared testChi-squared testMann-Whitney testLOS daysProlonged LOSMost patientsTKA patientsCohort studyMore patientsPractice patternsPatient characterizationProgram databaseActual LOS
2020
Preoperative Risk Factor Optimization Lowers Hospital Length of Stay and Postoperative Emergency Department Visits in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients
Dlott CC, Moore A, Nelson C, Stone D, Xu Y, Morris JC, Gibson DH, Rubin LE, O'Connor MI. Preoperative Risk Factor Optimization Lowers Hospital Length of Stay and Postoperative Emergency Department Visits in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2020, 35: 1508-1515.e2. PMID: 32113812, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.01.083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsContemporary cohortHistorical cohortHospital lengthRisk factorsSignificant decreaseElective primary total hip arthroplastyPostoperative emergency department visitsPrimary total hip arthroplastyLower hospital lengthPostoperative emergency departmentRisk factor optimizationPrimary total hipModifiable risk factorsPercentage of patientsTotal joint replacement programEmergency department visitsKnee arthroplasty patientsSurgical site infectionOptimization of patientsTotal knee arthroplastyJoint replacement programTotal hip arthroplastyPatient-centered approachRisk factor identification