Readmission to a non-index hospital following total joint replacement: prevalence and association with mortality in 394,248 Australian patients

Aims: It is unclear whether mortality outcomes differ for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery who are readmitted to the index hospital where their surgery was performed, or to another hospital. Methods: We analyzed linked hospital and death recor...

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Main Authors: Md S. R. Shawon, Xingzhong Jin, Mark Hanly, Richard de Steiger, Ian Harris, Louisa Jorm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2024-01-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
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Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.51.BJO-2023-0118.R1