Outcomes of medicaid patients undergoing TJA with previous positive urine toxicology screens.
Michael R MooreIrina ShendrikMackenzie A RoofChelsea Sue SicatMorteza MeftahRan SchwarzkopfJoshua C RozellPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2023)
Medicaid patients with positive preoperative utox who had surgeries postponed trended towards shorter hospital stays and greater home discharge rates. Larger studies should be conducted to analyze the implications of a positive preoperative utox on risk profiles and outcomes following TJA in the Medicaid population. Study design Retrospective cohort study.