Length Of Stay

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Postoperative total hip arthroplasty care in patients with fibromyalgia can be complicated and involve a significantly increased length of stay, results presented here showed.

Adults living in ZIP codes with a lower median household income are at greater risk for increased hospital length of stay after cardiac surgery compared with patients living in areas with a higher median income, researchers reported.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hospitalization with ventilator-associated pneumonia increased 50% between 2013 and 2019, according to a study presented at CHEST Annual Meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Each additional minute patients spent boarded in the ED led to a 0.026% increase in ICU length of stay and a 0.023% increase in ventilator days, according to a study presented at CHEST Annual Meeting.

A database analysis of hospital readmissions after transcatheter aortic valve replacement show HF readmissions have remained steady over 3 years across low- and high-volume TAVR centers, despite an overall decline in all-cause readmissions.

Results showed septic knee revisions, specifically explantations, were more expensive and had longer length of stay vs. aseptic revisions. Single-stage reimplantation had the best societal value for periprosthetic joint infection treatment.

Results showed septic hip revision was more expensive and had a longer length of stay compared with aseptic revision. Single-stage reimplantation presented the best value for society for periprosthetic joint infection treatment.

Patients who received fast-track rehabilitation after total hip replacement experienced shorter hospital stays and better functional outcomes compared with patients who had conventional rehabilitation, according to results.

CHICAGO — The rate of outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a reduction in length of stay and 90-day readmission rates, according to results presented here.

Among patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, those with gastrointestinal bleeding were more likely to die in the hospital and had higher costs and longer length of stay, researchers reported.