Team Approach: Same-Day Discharge of Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty

JBJS Rev. 2020 Jun;8(6):e0176. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.19.00176.

Abstract

Same-day-discharge total joint arthroplasty is becoming increasingly feasible because of advances in anesthesia, physical therapy, surgical techniques, and perioperative protocols. In appropriately selected patient populations, same-day-discharge total joint arthroplasty is safe, does not increase readmission rates, and is cost-effective. As the push for value-driven health care continues and the incidence of total joint arthroplasty continues to grow, same-day-discharge arthroplasty will likely become more prevalent and increasingly incentivized. A team-based approach to each phase of care is vital for effective and safe same-day-discharge total joint arthroplasty.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Ambulatory Surgical Procedures*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Patient Care Team*
  • Patient Discharge