Successful Transition to Same Calendar Day Discharge in Total Joint Arthroplasty at an Academic Center

Successful Transition to Same Calendar Day Discharge in Total Joint Arthroplasty at an Academic Center

Background: There has been a shift toward same-day discharge (SDD) in total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in recent years. Our clinical standard had been next-day discharge, but the COVID pandemic led to a hospital bed shortage, causing us to shift to SDD directly from the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU...

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Main Authors: Candler G. Mathews, MD, Jeffrey B. Stambough, MD, Benjamin Stronach, MD, Eric R. Siegel, MS, C. Lowry Barnes, MD, Simon C. Mears, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Total joint arthroplasty
Outpatient
Disparities
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344124000396

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