Association between diabetes mellitus and total hip arthroplasty outcomes: an observational study using the US National Inpatient Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the association of diabetes with postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Design

Retrospective cohort study using data from the US National Inpatient Sample (NIS).

Setting

Study cohort was hospitalisations for primary THA in the USA, identified from the 2016-2020 NIS.

Participants

We identified 2 467 215 adults in the 2016-2020 NIS who underwent primary THA using International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes. Primary THA hospitlizations were analysed as the overall group and also stratified by the underlying primary diagnosis for THA.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures of interest were the length of hospital stay>the median, total hospital charges>the median, inpatient mo

SUBMITTER: Chandrupatla S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404163 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature