Antipsychotic Use Is Associated With Longer In-hospital Lengths of Stay and Higher Rates of Venous Thromboembolism and Costs of Care After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Nicholas Michael HernandezRushabh M VakhariaMichael A MontMartin W RocheThorsten M SeylerPublished in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2021)
After adjusting for confounders, patients taking antipsychotic medication were found to have higher rates of in-hospital LOS, VTEs, and costs of care. The study can be used by orthopaedic surgeons to counsel patients taking these medications concerning the potential complications after their procedure.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- venous thromboembolism
- total knee arthroplasty
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- risk assessment
- emergency department
- minimally invasive
- patient reported outcomes
- adverse drug
- climate change
- acute care
- direct oral anticoagulants
- human health