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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 Seyler
Published 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.
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