Rapid Recovery Is Feasible for Aseptic Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty at an Academic Medical Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We reviewed the results of a primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) rapid recovery care pathway applied to patients undergoing aseptic revision TKA. We sought to determine (1) the frequency of postoperative day (POD) 1 discharge, (2) the risk of adverse events, and (3) patient characteristics or surgical factors associated with failure to discharge on POD 1.

Methods

The source population was revision TKAs performed by a single surgeon at an academic medical center from 2016 to 2019 (n = 94). A primary TKA rapid recovery care pathway was applied to all patients who underwent aseptic revision TKA involving both femoral and tibial components (n = 33). Patients discharged on POD 1 (n = 21) were compared with those discharged on POD 2 or later (n = 12).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Pontasch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818602 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature