Journal article
Not all total joint replacement patients are created equal: preoperative factors and length of stay in hospital
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We conducted a cross-sectional study of primary total joint replacement (TJR) patients to determine predictors for prolonged length of stay (LOS) in hospital to identify patient characteristics that may inform resource allocation, accounting for patient complexity.
METHODS: Preoperative demographics, medical comorbidities and acute hospital LOS from a consecutive series of primary TJR patients from an academic arthroplasty centre …
Authors
Winemaker M; Petruccelli D; Kabali C; de Beer J
Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 160–166
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
June 1, 2015
DOI
10.1503/cjs.008214
ISSN
0008-428X