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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
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
2019
Matched Cohort Analysis of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With and Without Parkinson’s Disease: Complications, Mortality, Length of Stay, and Hospital Charges
Kleiner JE, Eltorai AEM, Rubin LE, Daniels AH. Matched Cohort Analysis of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With and Without Parkinson’s Disease: Complications, Mortality, Length of Stay, and Hospital Charges. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: s228-s231. PMID: 30982760, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Care CostsHospital ChargesHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansInpatientsLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, HipParkinson DiseasePatient SafetyPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyLength of stayCharlson Comorbidity IndexPD patientsComplication rateComorbidity indexHospital chargesDisease patientsCohort analysisHip arthroplastyParkinson's diseaseUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleGreater Charlson Comorbidity IndexHospital complication ratesMatched Cohort AnalysisHospital mortality rateTotal hospital chargesNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionCost of hospitalizationYear of admissionParkinson's disease patientsModel of careHospital mortalityControl patients
2017
Outpatient and Inpatient Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Procedures Have Similar Short-Term Complication Profiles
Bovonratwet P, Ondeck NT, Tyagi V, Nelson SJ, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Outpatient and Inpatient Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Procedures Have Similar Short-Term Complication Profiles. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 32: 2935-2940. PMID: 28602533, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCohort StudiesComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareOutpatientsPatient ReadmissionPatient SatisfactionPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreQuality ImprovementUnited StatesConceptsUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseInpatient Unicompartmental Knee ArthroplastyQuality Improvement Program databaseLength of hospitalImprovement Program databasePerioperative complicationsProgram databaseOutpatient unicompartmental knee arthroplastyShort-term complication profileUnicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) proceduresNational patient populationPerioperative outcome measuresHigh patient satisfactionKnee arthroplasty proceduresPotential confounding factorsInpatient cohortPerioperative outcomesPostdischarge complicationsPatient characteristicsComplication profileOutpatient surgeryPatient populationKnee arthroplastyOutpatient procedure