Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
3-7-2023
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: With the increasing adoption of value-based healthcare initiatives in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), a greater emphasis has been placed on implementing cost-saving measures while maintaining or improving quality of care. One area of interest has been postoperative ED visits. Here we evaluate potential risk factors for 90-day ED visits. METHODS: This is a case control study from a large, tertiary, private, academic institution. All primary TKAs between 7/1/2013 to 12/31/2017 were obtained retrospectively from a prospective institutional database utilized for contribution to a state-wide joint arthroplasty database. All patient charts were subsequently verified and reviewed for all-cause 90-day ED visits, and divided into two cohorts based on their ED visit. Patients were subsequently compared for differences in their baseline demographics, medical comorbidities, intra-operative factors and postoperative course. Unpaired t-test and chi-squared tests were performed for continuous and categorical variables, respectively, with p
Recommended Citation
Penvose I, Huetteman HE, Feng J, Runner R, Moore DD, Karadsheh MS. Assessing risk factors for 90-day emergency department visits status-post index total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective case control study. Pressented at: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting; 2023 Mar 7-11; Las Vegas, NV. Available from: https://index.mirasmart.com/AAOS2023/PDFfiles/AAOS2023-008672.PDF
Comments
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting, March 7-11, 2023, Las Vegas, NV
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association 40th Annual Meeting, April 19-23, 2023, Miramar Beach, FL