Preoperative Education Prior to Hip or Knee Arthroplasty Is Associated With Home Discharge but Not Reduced Length of Stay.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing numbers of patients are undergoing total joint arthroplasty as a treatment for osteoarthritis, which can be an anxiety-provoking experience. Setting expectations through a preoperative physical therapy (pre-op PT) session can alleviate some of these stressors, potentially decrease hospital length of stay (LOS), and promote home discharge.

Purpose

We sought to determine whether attending a pre-op PT session is associated with decreased hospital LOS and home discharge in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was performed of 20,822 patients who underwent THA or TKA between January 2020 and December 2023. Pre-op PT attendance and covariates, including patient demographics and cl

SUBMITTER: Brossier M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863598 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature