Are There Modifiable Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission After Total Hip Arthroplasty in a US Healthcare System?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a successful procedure, 4% to 11% of patients who undergo THA are readmitted to the hospital. Prior studies have reported rates and risk factors of THA readmission but have been limited to single-center samples, administrative claims data, or Medicare patients. As a result, hospital readmission risk factors for a large proportion of patients undergoing THA are not fully understood.

Questions/purposes

(1) What is the incidence of hospital readmissions after primary THA and the reasons for readmission? (2) What are the risk factors for hospital readmissions in a large, integrated healthcare system using current perioperative care protocols?

Methods

The Kaiser Permanente (KP) Total Joint Replacement Registry (TJRR) was

SUBMITTER: Paxton EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4586234 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature