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.

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.