Efficacy and Safety of a Patient Selection Tool for Predicted Discharge at an Ambulatory Surgical Center: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a paucity of validated risk stratification tools to assess which patients can safely and predictably undergo outpatient total hip (THA) or knee arthroplasty (TKA) in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC).

Methods

Our novel patient selection tool was prospectively applied to 190 consecutive primary THA and TKA performed by a single surgeon at a single ASC. We identified the proportion of patients discharged home the same day, those requiring a one-night stay, or those with failed discharge within 23 hours. A retrospective chart review was performed to determine if any demographic parameters were risk factors for an overnight stay.

Results

Overall, 190 (100%) patients selected for outpatient THA and TKA were discharged home within 23 hours. One hundred

SUBMITTER: Forte SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11369445 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature