The successful and safe conversion of joint arthroplasty to same-day surgery: A necessity after the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A key strategy to address system pressures on hip and knee arthroplasty through the COVID-19 pandemic has been to shift procedures to the outpatient setting.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort and case-control study. Using the Discharge Abstract Database and the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System databases, we estimated the use of outpatient hip and knee arthroplasty in Ontario, Canada. After propensity-score matching, we estimated rates of 90-day readmission, 90-day emergency department (ED) visit, 1-year mortality, and 1-year infection or revision.

Results

204,066 elective hip and 341,678 elective knee arthroplasties were performed from 2010-2022. Annual volumes of hip and knee arthroplasties increased steadily until 2020. Following the star

SUBMITTER: Habbous S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10681212 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature