| Literature DB >> 14513441 |
Frances Weaver1, Denise Hynes, William Hopkinson, Richard Wixson, Shukri Khuri, Jennifer Daley, William G Henderson.
Abstract
The relationship between patient characteristics and outcomes of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) was examined in a population of veterans treated in VA hospitals. Outcomes included 30-day mortality and morbidity, postoperative length of stay, and readmission caused by surgical complications. A larger proportion of women then men were functionally impaired before surgery in both the hip (22% vs. 14%) and knee samples (14% vs. 7%; all P<.01). Rates of adverse outcomes in this population were very low. Preoperative comorbid conditions, abnormal laboratory values, and being nonwhite were related to poor outcomes of TJA. Gender was a significant independent predictor of morbidity and length of stay for total knee arthroplasty.Entities:
Mesh:
Year: 2003 PMID: 14513441 DOI: 10.1016/s0883-5403(03)00259-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Arthroplasty ISSN: 0883-5403 Impact factor: 4.757