Cost savings of outpatient versus inpatient hip and knee arthroplasty in Ontario, Canada
Outpatient hip and knee arthroplasty is cost-saving both during and beyond the perioperative period in comparison with similar patients who undergo inpatient arthroplasty in Ontario. Policies should be put in place to incentivize continued uptake of outpatient arthroplasty, which we estimate could save the Ontario healthcare system up to $98 million per year.
Authors
- Sisira Sarma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9174-765X)
- Brent A. Lanting (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8176-3824)
- Erik Hellsten
- James P. Waddell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9632-6819)
- Steven Habbous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9650-9105)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Alberta Health (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320255
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01