February 1, 2019Open Access

Impact of early mobilization on length of stay after primary total knee arthroplasty

PICO estructurado

Does early mobilization on POD 0 reduce length of stay and improve discharge disposition in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty?

Población

Patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA)

Intervención

Early mobilization on postoperative day (POD) 0

Comparador

Mobilization on postoperative day (POD) 1

Resultado

Length of stay (LOS) and discharge disposition

Early mobilization on the day of surgery (POD 0) after primary total knee arthroplasty significantly reduces length of stay and increases the likelihood of being discharged home.

Resumen

There was a significant reduction in LOS and there were differences in discharge disposition between patients who mobilized on POD 0 vs. POD 1, with more patients mobilized on POD 0 discharged home. Hospitals should work with their total joint arthroplasty programs to mobilize close to 100% of the patients undergoing primary TKA on POD 0 in order to decrease LOS and healthcare expenditure.

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Yakkanti et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd28817d97b7e86940c3ad https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21037/atm.2019.02.02

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