Trends in procedure type, patient characteristics, and outcomes among persons with knee osteoarthritis undergoing bariatric surgery, 2005-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate trends in the utilization, clinical characteristics, and inpatient outcomes among persons with knee osteoarthritis undergoing bariatric surgery.

Method

We used the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to examine trends of bariatric surgeries performed on adults with clinically documented knee osteoarthritis between 2005 and 2014. We abstracted hospital setting, procedure, demographic and clinical characteristics, and inpatient surgical outcomes from each discharge. We examined temporal trends using linear regression and Cochran-Armitage test for trend.

Results

The utilization of bariatric surgery among persons with knee osteoarthritis from 2005 to 2014 remained consistent, with an annual total of about 3,300 procedures performed nationally. The most c

SUBMITTER: Gong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6293464 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature