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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2023

In meeting the increasing demands for total knee arthroplasty, can we achieve high levels of quality care in a small community hospital? A mixed-methods study.

Ethan B Sanders, Johanna S Dobransky, Brian P Chen, Andrew W Bodrogi, Ottawa Arthroplasty Group, Paul E Beaulé, Stéphane Poitras

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ethan B SandersDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Johanna S DobranskyDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Brian P ChenDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Andrew W BodrogiDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Ottawa Arthroplasty Group
Paul E BeauléDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Stéphane PoitrasSchool of Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Ottawa Hospital · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Small community hospitals (SCHs) help meet the demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This mixed-methods study compares outcomes and analyses of environmental differences following TKA at a SCH and a tertiary care hospital (TCH). Methods: Results: Conclusion: Given the increasing demand for TKA, the SCH represents a viable option to increase capacity, while reducing LOS. Future directions to reduce LOS include addressing social barriers to discharge and patient prioritization for assessment by allied health services. When TKA is performed by the same set of surgeons, the SCH provides quality care with a shorter LOS and comparable with urban hospitals, and this can be attributed to the differences in resource utilization in the two hospital settings.

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Canadalength of staysmall community hospitaltertiary care hospitaltotal knee arthroplasty

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PMID36865626
PMCPMC9971561
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