Predictors for readmission following primary total hip and total knee arthroplasty.

CONCLUSION: Patient comorbidities and preoperative functional capacity significantly affect 30-day readmission rate following total joint arthroplasty. Adjustments for these parameters should be considered and we recommend the use of CCI and METs in risk adjustment models that use 30-day readmission as a marker for quality of patient care. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III/Retrospective cohort study. PMID: 33021145 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33021145?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery - September 1, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Phruetthiphat OA, Otero JE, Zampogna B, Vasta S, Gao Y, Callaghan JJ Tags: J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) Source Type: research