Why the study?
What are the temporal trends in demographics and perioperative outcomes for patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty between 1998 and 2008?
Population
Patients undergoing primary total hip or total knee arthroplasty from the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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Declining mortality after TKA/THA despite rising complications was associated with time trends; leaves open causal factors and applicability to contemporary practice.
What are the temporal trends in demographics and perioperative outcomes for patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty between 1998 and 2008?
Despite an increasing comorbidity burden and rising rates of major perioperative complications, in-hospital mortality following total joint arthroplasty declined between 1998 and 2008.
Kirksey et al. (2012) studied this question.