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Orthopedics |
Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Study |
Article Title |
Socio-demographic factors impact time to discharge following total knee arthroplasty
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Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
All Author List |
Ugonna N Ihekweazu, Garrett H Sohn, Mitzi S Laughlin, Robin N Goytia, Vasillios Mathews, Gregory W Stocks, Anay R Patel and Mark R Brinker |
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Corresponding Author |
Mitzi S Laughlin, PhD, Senior Researcher, Fondren Orthopedic Research Institute, Fondren Orthopedic Group, 7401 S. Main Street, Houston, Texas 77030, United States. mitzi.laughlin@fondren.com |
Key Words |
Total knee replacement; Total knee arthroplasty; Cost; Risk factors; Length of stay |
Core Tip |
In an effort to decrease post-operative length of stay (LOS), many institutions continue to develop optimal discharge pathways. Since LOS is dependent upon many variables, we sought to define which socio-demographic factors influence LOS in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Six factors were found to increase LOS: Age, gender, Black or African American race, simultaneous bilateral TKA, later procedure end times and number of PRA. Two factors decreased LOS, patient being married and surgery during a major public holiday week. While none of the patient specific factors are modifiable by the clinician, we do have the ability to optimize surgical schedule and allocation of resources. |
Citation |
Ihekweazu UN, Sohn GH, Laughlin MS, Goytia RN, Mathews V, Stocks GW, Patel AR, Brinker MR. Socio-demographic factors impact time to discharge following total knee arthroplasty. World J Orthop 2018; 9(12): 285-291 |
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2018-10-04 08:49 |
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Peer-Review Started |
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2018-10-04 12:01 |
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To Make the First Decision |
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2018-10-29 03:07 |
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Return for Revision |
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2018-10-31 07:38 |
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Revised |
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2018-11-06 16:59 |
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Second Decision |
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2018-12-07 10:12 |
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Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief |
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Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief |
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2018-12-10 16:16 |
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Articles in Press |
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2018-12-10 16:16 |
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2018-12-17 03:16 |
ISSN |
2218-5836 (online) |
Open Access |
This is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
Copyright |
© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
Permissions |
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Publisher |
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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