Hospital Discharge Within a Day After Total Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Affect 1-Year Complications Compared With Rapid Discharge
Fassihi S, Malahias M, Gu A, Richardson S, Buller L, Stake S, De Martino I, Pathak N, Chen A, Ast M, Sculco P. Hospital Discharge Within a Day After Total Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Affect 1-Year Complications Compared With Rapid Discharge. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021, 29: 397-405. PMID: 32826664, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-20-00187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastySame-day dischargeDischarge groupKnee arthroplastyDay dischargeInpatient total knee arthroplastyPearlDiver Patient Records DatabaseSame-day discharge groupPrimary total knee arthroplastyTraditional dischargeSubsequent postoperative daysDay of surgeryLength of stayPeriprosthetic joint infectionPatient record databaseRapid dischargeEligible patientsOverall complicationsComplication rateHospital dischargePostoperative dayJoint infectionRevision rateDischarge cohortDiseases codes