ArticleAmerican journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.)2014
Effect of day of the week of primary total hip arthroplasty on length of stay at a university-based teaching medical center.
Article in American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Association between weekday of surgery and length of hospital stay among patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty in Singapore: a secondary analysis based on a retrospective cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- The impact of "weekend effect" on the outcomes of total joint arthroplasty in the United States.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Effect of Instrumented Spine Surgery on Length of Stay.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2023Article
- Surgical Scheduling Impacts Hospital Length of Stay and Associated Healthcare Costs for Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2022Article
- Case Start Timing of Adult Spinal Deformity Surgeries: Does the Wait Matter?International journal of spine surgery · 2022Article
- Association of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment and Outcomes With the Day of the Week That Patients Undergo a Repair or Receive a Diagnosis.JAMA ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Does the Day of the Week Affect Length of Stay and Hospital Charges Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion?International journal of spine surgery · 2019Article
- Impact of weekday surgery on application of enhanced recovery pathway: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ open · 2016Article
- The impact of day of surgery on the length of stay for major urological procedures.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du CanadaArticle
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Abstract
Length of hospital stay (LHS) after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) constitutes a critical outcome measure, as prolonged LHS implies increased resource expenditure. Investigations have highlighted factors that affect LHS after THA. These factors include advanced age, medical comorbidities, obesity, intraoperative time, anesthesia technique, surgical site infection, and incision length. We retrospectively analyzed the effect of day of the week of primary THA on LHS. We reviewed the surgery and patient factors of 273 consecutive patients who underwent THA at our institution, a tertiary-care teaching hospital. There was a 15% increase in LHS for patients who underwent THA on Thursday versus Monday when controlling for other covariates that can affect LHS. Other statistically significant variables associated with increased LHS included American Society of Anesthesiologists grade, transfusion requirements, and postoperative complications. The day of the week of THA may be an independent variable affecting LHS. Institutions with reduced weekend resources may want to perform THA earlier in the week to try to reduce LHS.
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