Among patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty required to follow the Medicare 72-hour-stay rule, 47.88% were safe for discharge to a skilled nursing facility by postoperative day 2, according to results presented at the American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting.
What our data have shown [is] a good proportion of our Medicare postop total joint patients are actually medically safe for discharge after 2 nights rather than after a 3-night stay.
Source: Healio