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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
2021
Does dehydration prior to primary total joint arthroplasty increase risk of perioperative complications?
Moore HG, Justen MA, Kirwin DS, Burroughs PJ, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Does dehydration prior to primary total joint arthroplasty increase risk of perioperative complications? Arthroplasty 2021, 3: 34. PMID: 35236481, PMCID: PMC8796573, DOI: 10.1186/s42836-021-00090-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative dehydrationPerioperative complicationsTotal joint arthroplastyTKA patientsTHA patientsJoint arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective total joint arthroplastyQuality Improvement Program databasePrimary total joint arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplasty patientsImprovement Program databaseRisk of transfusionShort-term complicationsTHA/TKAKnee arthroplasty patientsMethodsThe 2012Perioperative outcomesBlood transfusionArthroplasty patientsSpecific complicationsTotal hipProgram databaseBackgroundPrior studiesIncrease risk
2017
Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: An Analysis of 957 Cases
Bovonratwet P, Tyagi V, Ottesen TD, Ondeck NT, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: An Analysis of 957 Cases. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 33: 178-184. PMID: 28844628, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRevision total knee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyBlood transfusionOctogenarian patientsKnee arthroplastyPatient populationNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseLonger lengthYoung populationHigh rateImprovement Program databaseYoung patient populationNumber of octogenariansLarger patient populationYear oldsHospital stayIntraoperative characteristicsPerioperative complicationsPerioperative coursePropensity matchingAdvanced ageProgram databaseOctogenariansStayOutpatient 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