• Br J Anaesth · Nov 2019

    Multicenter Study Observational Study

    Days alive and out of hospital after fast-track total hip and knee arthroplasty: an observational cohort study in 16 137 patients.

    • Christoffer C Jørgensen, Pelle B Petersen, Henrik Kehlet, and Lundbeck Foundation Center for Fast-track Hip and Knee Replacement Collaborative Group.
    • Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Lundbeck Foundation Centre for Fast-track Hip and Knee Replacement, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: Christoffer.calov.joergensen@regionh.dk.
    • Br J Anaesth. 2019 Nov 1; 123 (5): 671-678.

    BackgroundDays alive and out of hospital (DAH) has been proposed as a pragmatic outcome measure of surgical quality. However, there is a lack of procedure specific data or data within an optimised fast-track protocol. Furthermore, information about influence of follow-up duration and types of complications on DAH is limited.MethodsObservational multicentre cohort study of patients undergoing fast-track total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA). Prospective information on comorbidity and complete 90 days follow-up was undertaken through the Danish National Patient Register and chart review.ResultsFor 16 137 procedures, of which 18.6% were high-risk (≥2 preoperative risk factors), the median length of stay was 2 days (inter-quartile range [IQR], 2-3), and 30- and 90-day readmission rates were 5.7% and 8.1%, respectively. Median DAH30 and DAH90 days were 27 (26-28) and 87 (85-88) vs 28 (27-28) and 88 (87-89) (P<0.001) in high-vs low-risk patients, respectively. The fraction with DAH ≤25 at 30 days and DAH ≤85 at 90 days was increased in high-vs low-risk patients: 23.3% vs 6.8% (odds ratio [OR]=4.16; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.73-4.65) and 26.0% vs 8.6% (OR=3.75; 95% CI, 3.38-4.16). There were relatively fewer 'surgical' complications in high- vs low-risk patients with DAH30 ≤25 (14.6% vs 25.8%) (OR=0.49; 95% CI, 0.37-0.65) and DAH90 ≤85 (16.9% vs 31.89%) (OR=0.43; 95% CI, 0.34-0.56). About 2% of patients had readmissions, but DAH was >25 and >85 at 30 and 90 days after operation, respectively.ConclusionMedian DAH in fast-track THA/TKA patients is 28 at 30 days and 88 at 90 days after surgery. DAH in high-risk patients was only slightly reduced compared with low-risk patients, but they have relatively more 'medical' complications.Copyright © 2019 British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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