Outpatient Shoulder Arthroplasty

Health care policy makers have placed increased attention on the cost of health care making outpatient joint arthroplasty an attractive alternative to routine hospital admission. Recent studies have shown outpatient shoulder arthroplasty is a safe and cost-effective alternative to inpatient shoulder...

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Published inThe Orthopedic clinics of North America Vol. 49; no. 1; p. 73
Main Authors Brolin, Tyler J, Throckmorton, Thomas W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2018
Subjects
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
Arthroplasty
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Humans
Patient Selection
Perioperative Care
Shoulder Joint - surgery
Ambulatory surgery center
Readmission rate
Shoulder arthroplasty
Complications
Joint replacement
Outpatient
Cost-effectiveness
Outcomes
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Summary:Health care policy makers have placed increased attention on the cost of health care making outpatient joint arthroplasty an attractive alternative to routine hospital admission. Recent studies have shown outpatient shoulder arthroplasty is a safe and cost-effective alternative to inpatient shoulder arthroplasty. Proper patient selection, patient education, effective pain management strategies, and attention to intraoperative blood loss are keys in the success of outpatient shoulder arthroplasty.
ISSN:1558-1373
DOI:10.1016/j.ocl.2017.08.011