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ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2023

Outpatient Versus Inpatient Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Matched Cohort Analysis of Postoperative Complications, Surgical Outcomes, and Reimbursements.

Amil R Agarwal, Kevin Y Wang, Amy L Xu, Pradip Ramamurti, Amy Zhao, Matthew J Best, Uma Srikumaran

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Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Amil R AgarwalFrom the Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MD (Mr. Agarwal, Dr. Xu, Dr. Best, and Dr. Srikumaran); the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (Mr. Agarwal and Ms. Zhao); the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Wang); and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (Dr. Ramamurti).ORCID 0000-0002-0480-9515
Kevin Y Wang
Amy L Xu
Pradip Ramamurti
Amy Zhao
Matthew J Best
Uma Srikumaran
Zhaotong University · CNGeorge Washington University Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThere has been a trend toward performing arthroplasty in the ambulatory setting. The primary purpose of this study was to compare outpatient and inpatient total shoulder arthroplasties (TSAs) for postoperative medical complications, healthcare utilization outcomes, and surgical outcomes.

methodsPatients who underwent outpatient TSA or inpatient TSA with a minimum 5-year follow-up were identified in the PearlDiver database. These cohorts were propensity-matched based on age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index, smoking status, and obesity (body mass index > 30). All outcomes were analyzed using chi square and Student t-tests where appropriate.

resultsOutpatient TSA patients had markedly lower rates of various 90-day medical complications. Outpatient TSA patients had lower risk of aseptic loosening at 2 years postoperation and lower risk of periprosthetic joint infection at 5 years postoperation relative to inpatient TSA patients. Outpatient TSA reimbursements were markedly lower than inpatient TSA reimbursements at the 30-day, 90-day, and 1-year postoperative intervals.

conclusionThis study found patients undergoing outpatient TSA to be at lowers odds for both postoperative medical and surgical complications compared with those undergoing inpatient TSA. Despite increased risk of postoperative healthcare utilization for readmissions and emergency department visits, outpatient TSA was markedly less expensive at every postoperative time point assessed.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, ShoulderCohort StudiesHumansInpatientsOutpatientsPostoperative ComplicationsTreatment Outcome

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PMID37973033
PMCPMC10656088
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