Does Discharge Disposition After Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty Affect Readmission Rates?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-117

  Bini, Stefano A ^a   Fithian, Donald C ^b   Paxton, Liz W ^b   Khatod, Monti X ^b   Inacio, Maria C ^b   Namba, Robert S ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Kaiser Permanente San Diego ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

complications; readmission; skilled nursing; total hip; total knee

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NURSING HOME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 73149098721     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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