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 proceduresTotal Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Older Than Age 80 Years
Rubin LE, Blood TD, Defillo-Draiby JC. Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Older Than Age 80 Years. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2016, 24: 683-690. PMID: 27579814, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-15-00278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hipKnee arthroplastyOlder patientsLength of hospitalRisk of morbidityAge 80 yearsTotal knee arthroplastyPain reliefElderly patientsMinor complicationsPerioperative safetyYounger patientsClinical outcomesFunctional outcomePatient satisfactionRevision surgeryAdvanced ageMortality ratePatientsOrthopaedic surgeonsArthroplastyHipMorbidityDemographic profileSurgeons