Why the study?
What patient, clinical, and treatment factors predict length of stay, discharge disposition, and hospital charges in older adults undergoing elective total hip or knee arthroplasty?
Population
older adults undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty
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Postoperative complications were associated with longer LOS and higher charges after elective arthroplasty; hypothesis-generating for targeted prevention to optimize discharge and costs.
What patient, clinical, and treatment factors predict length of stay, discharge disposition, and hospital charges in older adults undergoing elective total hip or knee arthroplasty?
Postoperative complications are a key driver of both length of stay and hospital charges in older adults undergoing elective hip or knee arthroplasty.
Cynthia D. Epps (2004) studied this question.
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