Surgical Scheduling Impacts Hospital Length of Stay and Associated Healthcare Costs for Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical scheduling, specifically the day of the week on which surgery is performed, has been associated with various postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lower extremity joint arthroplasty.

Purpose

We sought to investigate surgical scheduling as a potential modifiable factor for patient quality metrics and related costs.

Methods

In a retrospective prognostic study, all total knee and total hip arthroplasty (TKA/THA) cases that took place in 2017 to 2018 at a multihospital academic health system were queried. Patients were separated by the day of the week the surgery was performed, with Monday/Tuesday compared to Thursday/Friday. Outcomes included length of stay (LOS) (extended LOS defined as 3 days or longer), cost, and complications. Multivariabl

SUBMITTER: Ahsanuddin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247597 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature