The aim of the present study was to compare the 30- and 90-day
re-admission rates and complication rates of outpatient and inpatient
total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). The United States Medicare Standard Analytical Files database
was questioned to identify patients who had undergone outpatient
or inpatient TSA between 2005 and 2012. Patient characteristics
were compared between the two groups using chi-squared analysis. Multivariate
logistic regression analysis was used to control for differences
in baseline patient characteristics and to compare the two groups
in terms of post-operative complications within 90 days and re-admission
within 30 days and 90 days.Aims
Patients and Methods
Depression can significantly affect quality of life and is associated
with higher rates of medical comorbidities and increased mortality
following surgery. Although depression has been linked to poorer
outcomes following orthopaedic trauma, total joint arthroplasty
and spinal surgery, we wished to examine the impact of depression
in elective total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) as this has not been
previously explored. The United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used
to identify patients undergoing elective TSA over a ten-year period.
Between 2002 and 2012, 224 060 patients underwent elective TSA.Aims
Patients and Methods
