Emergency Department Visits Following Patellofemoral Arthroplasty.

Philip P RatnasamyScott J HalperinMeera M DhodapkarLee E RubinJonathan Newman Grauer

Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2023)

11.2% of PFA patients visited the ED within 90 days, primarily for postoperative pain. Younger, more comorbid, and Medicaid-insured patients were most likely to use the ED. This study suggests the need for targeted perioperative pain management to reduce ED utilization after PFA.

Keyphrases

emergency department
pain management
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
postoperative pain
healthcare
chronic pain
cardiac surgery
patient reported outcomes
drug delivery
drug induced