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Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Published on: July 5, 2011
Outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty: A cost-identification analysis
M E Steinhaus1, S S Shim2, N Lamba3
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, United States.
Background:
As demand for total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) rises, containing costs will become increasingly important. We hypothesize that performing ambulatory TSA procedures results in significant cost savings.
Methods:
A model was created to evaluate cost savings. Hospital stay length and cost, pain control method and cost, and number of annual outpatient TSA procedures were estimated based on literature.
Results:
Estimated cost savings per patient were $747 to $15,507 (base case $5594), total annual savings of $4.1M to $349M (base case $82M), and ten-year savings of $51M to $5.4B (base case $1.1B).
Conclusion:
Ambulatory TSA procedures result in significant cost savings.
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