title: Reducing Length of Stay in Total Joint Arthroplasty Care.
abstract: As health care reforms continue to improve quality of care, significant emphasis will be placed on evaluation of orthopedic patient outcomes. Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has a proven track record of enhancing patient quality of life and are easily replicable. The outcomes of these procedures serve as a measure of health care initiative success. Specifically, length of stay, will be targeted as a marker of quality of surgical care delivered to TJA patients. Within this review, we will discuss preoperative and postoperative methods by which orthopedic surgeons may enhance TJA outcomes and effectively reduce length of stay.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62781, USA.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62781, USA.
authors.forename: Monique C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62781, USA.
authors.forename: Zain
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sayeed
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62781, USA.
authors.forename: Afshin A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Anoushiravani
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62781, USA.
authors.forename: Mouhanad M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: El-Othmani
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, 311 Mack Avenue, 5th Floor, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. Electronic address: kjsaleh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Khaled J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Saleh
mesh_terms: D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Fast track; Improved care pathways; Length of stay; Surgical optimization; Total joint arthroplasty