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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
2018
The effect of a preoperative education class on the rate of manipulation under anesthesia after total knee arthroplasty in a veterans population
Tyagi V, Huez C, Henderson S, Lukasiewicz A, Gardner E, Rubin L, Weis L. The effect of a preoperative education class on the rate of manipulation under anesthesia after total knee arthroplasty in a veterans population. Arthroplasty Today 2018, 4: 359-362. PMID: 30186922, PMCID: PMC6123243, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2018.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyRate of manipulationPreoperative counselingKnee arthroplastySingle Veterans Affairs hospitalPrimary total knee arthroplastyPreoperative education classPrevious knee surgerySubset of patientsBody mass indexVeterans Affairs hospitalPreoperative knee rangeTotal joint arthroplastyCertain orthopedic proceduresEarly recovery periodHigher baseline ratesMUA ratesMedical comorbiditiesPreoperative coursePreoperative factorsPostoperative stiffnessCommon complicationKnee rangeOpioid dependenceMass index