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Trends in Inpatient Resource Utilization and Complications Among Total Joint Arthroplasty Recipients: A Retrospective
Elaine I Yang1, Genewoo Hong1, Alejandro Gonzalez Della Valle1
1Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Management (Dr. Yang, Dr. Hong, Dr. Kim, Dr. Memtsoudis, and Dr. Liu), Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (Dr. Gonzalez Della Valle, and Dr. Ranawat), Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY.
Introduction:
Joint arthroplasty practice is highly dynamic to adapt to economic changes and advances in medicine. This study provides updates of the current perioperative practice on healthcare resource utilization.
Methods:
The study included total knee arthroplasty, total hip arthroplasty, and total shoulder arthroplasty within the healthcare cost and utilization project New York State database from 2007 to 2013 (ie, 202,100, 127,872, and 8858 cases, respectively).
Results:
A higher proportion of sicker patients were prevalent over time. The length of stay decreased continuously. However, total hospital charges increased after adjusting for inflation. The incidence of wound infection and transfusion decreased steadily over time, whereas acute renal failure has been on the rise. There was an increased utilization of echocardiography, while decreased among other resources.
Discussion:
Total knee arthroplasty, total hip arthroplasty, and total shoulder arthroplasty changed toward sicker patients with shorter length of stay, fewer complications, and less resource utilization. However, overall costs increased over time.
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