ArticleClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2018
Total Knee Arthroplasty: Does Day of Surgery Matter?
Article in Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- 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
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- 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
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Abstract
introductionThere has been an influx of research studies aimed at identifying all factors that contribute to minimizing cost and maximizing postoperative care after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Length of stay (LOS) has been defined as a significant factor that contributes to increased burden. We aimed at looking whether day of surgery has any significant effect on the LOS and postoperative complications following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). MATERIALS AND
methodsRetrospective cohort study done at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan, from January 2007 to December 2015. A total of 611 patients who underwent a unilateral or bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were included in study: 269 (44.0%) patients underwent unilateral TKA and 342 (56.0%) underwent a bilateral TKA.
resultsKruskal-Wallis test and post hoc pairwise comparisons showed that unilateral TKAs performed on Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday resulted in a lower median LOS (
conclusionsUnilateral TKAs performed earlier during the week and later on the weekend are associated with a significantly lower LOS. It is highly probable that patch ancillary services during the latter part of the week and a higher workload for the staff are important reasons for this phenomenon.
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