Safety and patient satisfaction of outpatient shoulder arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is increasing interest in outpatient shoulder arthroplasty (SA); however, the clinical evidence behind this practice is sparse. The purpose of this study was to assess the safety of outpatient SA performed in an ambulatory surgery center and to determine patient factors that are associated with increased risk for perioperative complications or dissatisfaction.

Methods

Patient demographics and operative variables were collected retrospectively for patients undergoing outpatient SA at 2 ambulatory surgery centers with a minimum follow-up of 90 days. Patients completed a postsurgery questionnaire about their experience, satisfaction, pain control, and health care use.

Results

Forty-one anatomic total SAs (n = 32) and reverse SAs (n = 9) with a mean follo

SUBMITTER: Leroux TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6334863 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature