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Essential elements of an outpatient total joint replacement programme.
Li J, Rubin LE, Mariano ER. Essential elements of an outpatient total joint replacement programme. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2019, 32: 643-648. PMID: 31356361, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCritical PathwaysFeasibility StudiesHealth Plan ImplementationHumansLength of StayMedicaidMedicarePatient Education as TopicPatient ReadmissionPatient SatisfactionPatient SelectionPostoperative ComplicationsProgram EvaluationTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsTotal joint arthroplastyOutpatient total joint arthroplastyPatient satisfactionLong-term functional outcomePatient/family educationTotal knee arthroplasty patientsOpioid-sparing analgesiaShort-term complicationsTotal joint replacement programKnee arthroplasty patientsSubset of patientsStandardized clinical pathwayPositive surgical outcomesProper patient selectionJoint replacement programEvidence-based guidanceNew care paradigmPostdischarge planningAdverse eventsArthroplasty patientsPatient selectionSurgical outcomesFunctional outcomeOutpatient surgeryInpatient procedures
2022
The case for decreased surgeon-reported complications due to surgical volume and fellowship status in the treatment of geriatric hip fracture: An analysis of the ABOS database
Ottesen TD, Mercier MR, Brand J, Amick M, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. The case for decreased surgeon-reported complications due to surgical volume and fellowship status in the treatment of geriatric hip fracture: An analysis of the ABOS database. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0263475. PMID: 35213546, PMCID: PMC8880652, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip fracture patientsSurgical complicationsFracture patientsHip fractureCase volumeFellowship trainingBinary multivariate logistic regressionSurgeon-reported complicationsGeriatric hip fracturesOdds of complicationsSurgical adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionFellowship statusAdverse eventsComplication riskSurgical interventionSurgical outcomesABOS databaseSurgical volumeSurgeon cohortComplicationsType of fellowshipIndependent factorsPatientsOrthopaedic surgeons