Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	42572
Country	United States

Received	2018-10-04 08:49
Peer-Review Started	2018-10-04 12:01
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2018-10-25 17:42
Return for Revision	2018-10-31 07:38
Revised	2018-11-06 16:59
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2018-12-07 10:12
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2018-12-10 16:16
Articles in Press	2018-12-10 16:16
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2018-12-17 03:16
Publish the Manuscript Online	2018-12-18 09:09

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.
Article Reprints	For details, please visit: http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/247
Permissions	For details, please visit: http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/207
Publisher	Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website	http://www.wjgnet.com

Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Socio-demographic factors impact time to discharge following total knee arthroplasty
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
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Ugonna N Ihekweazu http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6884-2197 Garrett H Sohn http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3202-9671 Mitzi S Laughlin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6963-7144 Robin N Goytia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9781-7628 Vasillios Mathews http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-4124 Gregory W Stocks http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2943-5548 Anay R Patel http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9183-4905 Mark R Brinker http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7140-1635
Funding Agency and Grant Number
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.
Publish Date	2018-12-18 09:09
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
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v9/i12/285.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v9.i12.285

Full Article (PDF)	WJO-9-285.pdf
Full Article (Word)	WJO-9-285.doc