Length Of Stay

Patients who underwent a pulmonary lobectomy had their chest tube removed earlier and spent less time in the hospital with a digital vs. analog air leak detection device, according to results published in Critical Care Nurse.

Patients with a history of pulmonary embolism prior to total hip or total knee arthroplasty may be at increased risk for postoperative complications and longer hospital stays, according to published results.

HONOLULU — 2020 COVID-19 hospitalizations requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cost significantly more and had lengthier stays than those that did not utilize ECMO, according to study results presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Compared with manual care for enterally fed ICU patients, a nutrition management platform guided by a robot met feeding goals more frequently and shortened stay and ventilation duration, according to results published in Clinical Nutrition.

Patients presenting with low-risk pulmonary embolism are managed in different ways based on CT scan findings and not clinical risk factors, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Remote monitoring of patients with COVID-19 and exertional hypoxia treated with supplemental oxygen at home was linked to a lower number of days in the hospital, according to a research letter published in CHEST.

Results showed a postoperative pain management protocol with liposomal bupivacaine decreased opioids and length of stay and improved ambulation in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who underwent posterior spinal fusion.

Results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found patients with hyponatremia, a common electrolyte abnormality, are at risk for increased length of stay, complications and nonhome discharge after total joint arthroplasty.

LAS VEGAS — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Joshua C. Rozell, MD, discussed outcomes of a second perioperative dose of dexamethasone for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

Results showed patients who had a length of stay of less than 45 hours following anterior lumbar interbody fusion demonstrated greater minimum clinically important difference achievement for several patient-reported and functional outcomes.