Outpatient total knee and hip arthroplasty present comparable and even better clinical outcomes than inpatient operation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to compare total complications, complications stratified by type, readmissions, and reoperations at 30 and 90 days after outpatient and standard inpatient total knee and total hip arthroplasty (TKA, THA).

Methods

A literature search was conducted from the PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases for articles published before 20 August 2021. The types of studies included prospective randomized controlled trials, prospective cohort studies, retrospective comparative studies, retrospective reviews of THA and TKA registration databases, and observational case-control studies. Comparisons of interest included total complications, complications stratified by type, readmissions, and reoperations at 30 and 90 days. The statistical analy

SUBMITTER: Gong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9485540 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature