Reasons for 90-day emergency department visits after primary knee arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative visits to the emergency department (ED) generate additional costs on health care systems and consume already limited resources. We sought to determine the rate and reasons why patients who underwent primary knee arthroplasty returned to the ED within 90 days of postoperative discharge, which could guide the development of preventative measures.

Methods

We identified patients who underwent primary knee arthroplasty at 2 hospitals in Nova Scotia, Canada, between April 2021 and March 2022 and who had an ED visit within 90 days of postoperative discharge. We reviewed data for timing and reason for ED visits.

Results

Of 687 patients who had primary knee arthroplasty surgeries, 145 (21.1%) patients visited the ED within 90 days of postoperative disc

SUBMITTER: Jennings S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11573429 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature