Comparing Anesthesia and Surgery Controlled Time for Primary Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Between an Academic Medical Center and a Community Hospital: Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteoarthritis is a significant cause of disability, resulting in increased joint replacement surgeries and health care costs. Establishing benchmarks that more accurately predict surgical duration could help to decrease costs, maximize efficiency, and improve patient experience. We compared the anesthesia-controlled time (ACT) and surgery-controlled time (SCT) of primary total knee (TKA) and total hip arthroplasties (THA) between an academic medical center (AMC) and a community hospital (CH) for 2 orthopedic surgeons.

Objective

This study aims to validate and compare benchmarking times for ACT and SCT in a single patient population at both an AMC and a CH.

Methods

This retrospective 2-center observational cohort study was conducted at the University of Col

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10928520 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature