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Nearly half of patients safe for discharge by postoperative day 2 after total joint arthroplasty

Nearly half of patients safe for discharge by postoperative day 2 after total joint arthroplasty

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

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  • NoVa Orthopedic and Spine Care
  • The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics
  • American Hip Institute
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  •  American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
  • International Society for Hip Arthroscopy
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America – AANA
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