Abstract

The objective of this study is to retrospectively review the preoperative data compared to the patient's length of hospital stay (LOHS) and discharge disposition to home or a skilled nursing facility (SNF) following primary total knee arthroplasty. Preoperative data on 383 patients included year and day of the week of the surgery, patient age, body mass index (BMI), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class, and gender. Mean LOHS for all patients was 4.35 days. Three hundred and twenty-eight patients were discharged to home and 55 patients were discharged to a SNF. Factors found to be statistically significant with increased LOHS were increased age, increased ASA class, decreased BMI, and year of admission before instituting a "pathway" program. Factors significant for discharge to a SNF were increased age and ASA class. Older patients with higher ASA class have longer LOHS and increased discharges to a SNF. Patients whose surgery was performed after instituting a "pathway" program and those with higher BMI had a decreased LOHS.

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