Factors associated with emergency department presentation after total joint arthroplasty: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unplanned visits to the emergency department after total joint arthroplasty are far more common than unplanned readmissions. Our objectives were to characterize the prevalence of presentation to an emergency department for any reason after total joint arthroplasty and to identify risk factors for such visits.

Methods

Using health administrative databases, we conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of adults (19-89 yr of age) who received their first primary elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedure for arthritis between April 2011 and March 2016 in Ontario. We made univariate comparisons between patients who presented to the emergency department within 30 days of surgery and those who did not in. We determined

SUBMITTER: Ravi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6996031 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature