Association of Race/Ethnicity With Hospital Discharge Disposition After Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common elective procedures performed in adults with end-stage arthritis. Racial disparities in TKA outcomes have been described in the literature.

Objectives

To assess the association of race/ethnicity with discharge disposition and hospital readmission after elective primary TKA and to assess the association of nonhome discharge disposition with hospital readmission risk.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council Database, a large regional database that included demographic data from all discharges of patients who underwent elective primary TKA in 170 nongovernmental acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania from April 1,

SUBMITTER: Singh JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6824220 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature