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Total knee replacement most frequently performed inpatient procedure from 2000 to 2010
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Total knee replacement was the most frequently performed inpatient procedure among patients aged 45 years and older from 2000 to 2010, according to a recently release report from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Reviewing data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey, results showed an 86% increase among men and a 99% increase among women in the rate of total knee replacement, with women experiencing a higher rate of total knee replacement from 2000 to 2010 compared with men. However, the researchers noted a 3.9% decrease in the mean age for having a total knee replacement during the 11-year period.
In 2010, a higher percentage of men and women aged 45 years and older were discharged home after hospitalization for total knee replacement than in 2000, according to the report. Researchers found more men aged 65 years and older were discharged home in 2010 at 62.3% vs. 42.5% of women. A higher percentage of women aged 65 years and older were also discharged to long-term care facilities. – by Casey Tingle
Reference:
Williams SN, et al. Hospitalization for total knee replacement among inpatients aged 45 and over: United States, 2000-2010. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db210.htm. Accessed Sept. 2, 2015.