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ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2025

The Influence of Multiple Modifiable Risk Factors on 30-day Readmissions and 90-day Major Complications After a Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of a Large Claims Database.

Lucas M Luong, Regina O Kostyun, Daniel K Witmer, John C Grady-Benson

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  1. Diabetes and total knee arthroplasty: A nationwide analysis of complications, hospitalization outcomes and revision burden.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025
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Lucas M LuongFrom the University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (Dr. Luong); the Harford Hospital's Bone and Joint Institute, Hartford, CT (Dr. Kostyun, Dr. Witmer, and Dr. Grady-Benson); and the Orthopedic Associates of Hartford, Hartford, CT (Dr. Witmer and Dr. Grady-Benson).
Daniel K Witmer
John C Grady-BensonORCID 0000-0002-5338-8163

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPreoperative optimization of modifiable risk factors (MRFs) for arthroplasty patients is a critical aspect of predicting and improving postoperative outcomes. This study evaluates the correlation between seven MRFs and postoperative adverse outcomes after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

methodsA retrospective review of primary TKA and THA were identified from a large medical claims database. Patients were categorized based on the number of MRF diagnoses present before surgery (anemia, malnutrition, obesity, opioid abuse/dependence, mental illness, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and tobacco use), from zero to seven. Adverse outcomes evaluated were surgical site infections (SSIs), venous thromboembolic events (VTEs), and readmissions.

resultsOf the patient records queried (THA = 303,857; TKA = 692,157), two or more MRFs were identified in 41% of THA patients and 47% of TKA patients. Patients with two or more MRFs were at an increased odds of developing an SSI, and patients with three or more MRFs had increase odds of having a 30-day hospital readmission.

conclusionsThis study adds to the compendium of literature, which promotes preoperative optimization of MRFs in arthroplasty patients to decrease the risks of 90-day postoperative complications.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsAgedDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurgical Wound Infection

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PMID39899738
PMCPMC11781773

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