Background There has been a recent surge of interest in performing primary total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) in the outpatient setting to reduce cost and increase patient satisfaction. …

Background There has been great interest in performing outpatient THA and TKA. Studies
have compared such procedures done as outpatients versus inpatients. However, stated “…

Study Design. Retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Objective. To determine
the incidence, timing, risk factors, and clinical implications of postoperative hematoma …

Background Advances in surgical techniques and anesthesia have made performing
unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) in the outpatient setting a possibility. The touted …

Background Context There has been growing interest in performing posterior lumbar fusions
(PLFs) in the outpatient setting to optimize patient satisfaction and reduce cost. Although …

Background Context As research tools, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
physical status classification system, the modified Charlson Comorbidity Index (mCCI), and the …

Background Identifying patients at highest risk for a complex perioperative course following
total hip arthroplasty (THA) is more important than ever in order to educate patients, optimize …

Background The number of octogenarians undergoing revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
is increasing. However, there has been a lack of studies investigating the perioperative …

Purpose The purpose of the current study was to use the American College of Surgeons
National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) to determine whether there were …

Objectives: The Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), Elixhauser comorbidity measure (ECM),
and modified frailty index (mFI) have been associated with mortality after hip fracture. The …