Administrative Databases Can Yield False Conclusions—An Example of Obesity in Total Joint Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2017, Pages S86-S90

  George, Jaiben ^a   Newman, Jared M ^a   Ramanathan, Deepak ^a   Klika, Alison K ^a   Higuera, Carlos A ^a   Barsoum, Wael K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

administrative database; BMI; coding; complications; obesity; total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICD-9; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TOTAL ARTHROPLASTY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; ARTIFACT; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; HIP REPLACEMENT; KNEE REPLACEMENT; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ARTIFACTS; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 85013843108     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.01.052     Document Type: Article

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