Hospital volume and surgical outcomes after elective hip/knee arthroplasty: a risk-adjusted analysis of a large regional database.

Abstract

Performance of elective primary THA and TKA surgeries in low-volume hospitals was associated with a higher risk of venous thromboembolism and mortality.

Confounding due to unmeasured variables is possible.

Modifiable system-based factors/processes should be targeted to reduce the number of complications associated with THA/TKA procedures.

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Subjects

• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
• Databases, Factual
• Economics, Hospital
• Female
• Hospitals
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Osteoarthritis, Hip
• Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Pennsylvania
• Surgical Procedures, Elective
• Treatment Outcome

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Authors

• Jasvinder A Singh
• C Kent Kwoh
• Robert M Boudreau
• Gwo-Chin Lee
• Said A Ibrahim

Publication date

2011-08-02

Journal

Journal topics

• Arthritis
• Rheumatic Diseases

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Arthritis and rheumatism

VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Jasvinder.md [at] gmail.com

Release reference

Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Aug;63(8):2531-9

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