Length Of Stay

Compared with total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty yielded shorter hospital stays, more day-of discharges, fewer periprosthetic joint infections and fewer reoperations, according to published results.

According to published results, every 15-minute increase in operative time is associated with a higher likelihood of wound complications, blood transfusion and prolonged length of hospital stay after revision total knee arthroplasty.

Published results showed lower patient satisfaction and decreased likelihood of recommending the hospital to others were associated with increased length of stay after orthopedic surgery.

Use of a rapid recovery protocol after total knee arthroplasty may lead to faster restoration of range of motion and shorter length of stay compared with the use of a standard recovery protocol, according to published results.

Patients who had a bilateral total knee arthroplasty had an increased risk for complications compared with patients who had a unilateral TKA, suggesting bilateral TKA may not be safe even for healthy patients.

According to published results, use of a peripheral nerve block prior to distal radius repair yielded better pain control and shortened length of stay compared with use of general anesthesia.

A 4-month, multimodal protocol of patient-specific preoperative education and unsupervised postoperative rehabilitation “dramatically reduced” patients’ narcotic use, therapy needs and length of stay following total knee arthroplasty.

Patients with systemic sclerosis who are hospitalized for serious infection have, from 1998 to 2016, experienced a growing number of charges but decreasing lengths of stay and mortality, researchers reported in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Cognitive impairment among geriatric orthopedic patients admitted to rehabilitation may be associated with discharge destination, functional outcomes and length of stay, according to published results.

Rate of recovery and length of stay in skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities correlated with mobility and self-care results at discharge in patients who underwent hip fracture surgery, according to study results.