Is preoperative emergency department utilization associated with postoperative healthcare utilization after total joint arthroplasty? A social vulnerability index based analysis
Preoperative ED visit within 90 days or 12 months prior to surgery is a strong predictor of postoperative ED visit, readmission, and overall perioperative healthcare utilization regardless of socioeconomic factors.
Authors
- Wendy M. Novicoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5146-7706)
- Corinne Vennitti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6700-9225)
- John F. Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-9078)
- Ian M. Duensing
- Matthew Oley
- James A. Browne
Institutions
- University of Virginia Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343802
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00