Clinical and cost‐effectiveness of earlier discharge from acute hospital after total joint arthroplasty
Earlier discharge was not associated with changes in 90-day complications, readmission, or ED presentations. However, an increase in utilization of inpatient rehabilitation was observed, offsetting early cost savings. Patients who were discharged from acute care on day three had no difference in costs compared to those discharged on day four.
Authors
- Michelle M. Dowsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9708-5308)
- Siddharth Rele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-2893)
- Tim Spelman
- Cade Shadbolt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0937-2412)
- Peter Choong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-7374)
- Nicholas F. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9474-2504)
- Chris Schilling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1747-7249)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Eastern Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.19322
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00