Does Discharge Destination Matter after Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Single-Institution Korean Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare extended care facility (ECF) and home as discharge destination after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) at a single high-volume tertiary center in South Korea.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively analyzed 1,120 primary TKAs (614 patients) performed between January 2012 and December 2013. A telephonic survey was conducted to determine discharge destination. The data reviewed included demographic and surgical data, functional outcome at 2 years and complications within 3 months.

Results

ECF and home received 316 patients (51%) and 298 patients (49%), respectively. The ECF group had more bilateral TKA patients than the home group (272 vs. 234; p=0.014) and more patients with additional hospital stay (44 vs. 22; p=0.009). A higher tendency of complicati

SUBMITTER: Tiwari V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6122946 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature