Preoperative Educational Classes in Elderly Patients May Not be Necessary Prior to Elective Joint Arthroplasty.

Maveric K I L Abella, Dylan R Y Lawton, Krystin K Wong, Scott T Nishioka, Samantha N Andrews, Cass K Nakasone

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Article in Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare, 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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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maveric K I L AbellaJohn A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i Honolulu, HI (MKA).

Dylan R Y LawtonStraub Medical Center: Bone and Joint Center, Honolulu, HI (DRYL, KKW, STN, SNA, CKN.

Krystin K WongStraub Medical Center: Bone and Joint Center, Honolulu, HI (DRYL, KKW, STN, SNA, CKN.

Scott T NishiokaStraub Medical Center: Bone and Joint Center, Honolulu, HI (DRYL, KKW, STN, SNA, CKN.

Samantha N AndrewsStraub Medical Center: Bone and Joint Center, Honolulu, HI (DRYL, KKW, STN, SNA, CKN.

Cass K NakasoneStraub Medical Center: Bone and Joint Center, Honolulu, HI (DRYL, KKW, STN, SNA, CKN.

Straub Medical Center · USUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · US

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Abstract

Preoperative arthroplasty classes decrease complications and readmissions, however, in-person classes are inconvenient for elderly patients with mobility limitations. This retrospective review included 232 patients (305 joints) with in-person preoperative educational classes (IPC) and 155 patients (192 joints) with telephone preoperative educational classes (TC). Compared to IPC, TC patients had a shorter length of stay (P<.009), but a greater percentage made at least one postoperative clinic call (22.8% vs 40%; P<.001). No differences were noted in complications, but emergency room visits significantly decreased for total knee TC patients (P=.039). The increase in clinic calls may be addressed through focused changes to the preoperative telephone dialogue, providing a safe and efficient alternative to IPCs.

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Ambulatory Care FacilitiesArthroplastyAgedEmergency Service, HospitalHumansPostoperative PeriodElective Joint ArthroplastyPreoperative Education

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