Becker's Healthcare April 2, 2019
Rachel Popa

Here are seven studies on outpatient joint replacement covered by Becker’s ASC Review so far in 2019:

1. A new study published inThe Journal of Arthroplasty examined outpatient total joint replacements and one-night inpatient joint replacements to compare the burden of care for surgeons.The study authors analyzed 103 consecutive total joint replacement patients who underwent the procedures in April 2014. All patients were discharged either within five hours of surgery or the next morning.

2. A new study suggests there isn’t an increased risk for patients undergoing outpatient joint replacements performed in the ASC setting when compared with the inpatient hospital setting, according to new research from New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute.

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