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Association between same day discharge total knee and total hip arthroplasty and risks of cardiac/pulmonary complications and readmission: a population-based observational study.

Jiabin LiuNabil ElkassabanyJashvant PoeranAlejandro Gonzalez Della ValleDavid H KimDaniel MaaloufStavros Memtsoudis
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
LOS 0 discharge after TKA and THA was associated with higher odds of cardiac/pulmonary complications compared with LOS 1 discharge. While the overall burden of complications is relatively low, until future studies can confirm or challenge our findings, a measured approach is advisable when recommending discharge of patients on the same day of surgery.
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