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. 2023 Dec;43(2):31–37.

Table 5.

Total Knee Arthroplasty + Total Hip Arthroplasty

Characteristic Pre- COVID Post- COVID Relative Difference p-Value
N 17260 9443
Avg Age 64.68 63.78 -1.39% 0.9477
- Std Dev 9.67 9.73
% Female 51.9% 50.0% -3.71% 0.0026
Race
% Asian 4.65% 3.48% -25.11% 0.0000
% Black 6.28% 7.87% 25.28% 0.0000
% White 78.4% 74.5% -4.98% 0.0000
% Hispanic 8.09% 7.15% -11.68% 0.0050
Avg BMI 30.37 30.81 1.44% 0.9567
- Std Dev 5.49 5.86
% Diabetic 11.7% 11.7% 0.01% 0.9972
% Smoker 6.73% 7.52% 11.78% 0.0169
% Dyspnea 1.87% 2.17% 16.01% 0.0998
% Dependent due to health 0.31% 0.14% -56.00% 0.0022
% With severe COPD history 1.60% 1.64% 2.65% 0.7936
% Ascites 0.00% 0.01% - 0.3173
% CHF 0.03% 0.13% 265.56% 0.0189
% Hypertension 49.5% 51.5% 4.11% 0.0015
% Acute renal failure 0.02% 0.03% 82.78% 0.4913
% On dialysis 0.09% 0.16% 71.36% 0.1600
% Steroid use 2.18% 2.56% 17.64% 0.0510
% Weight loss 0.16% 0.16% -2.08% 0.9474
% Bleeding disorders 1.04% 1.24% 19.47% 0.1419
ASA Classification
% No Disturb 3.67% 3.52% -4.29% 0.5076
% Mild Disturb 64.8% 61.6% -4.88% 0.0000
% Severe Disturb 31.1% 34.2% 10.00% 0.0000
% Life Threat 0.43% 0.68% 55.97% 0.0132
Principal anesthesia technique
% Epidural 0.54% 0.66% 21.85% 0.2393
% General 24.8% 28.2% 13.65% 0.0000
% MAC / IV Sedation 10.1% 18.0% 78.69% 0.0000
% Regional 0.54% 1.62% 197.51% 0.0000
% Spinal 63.9% 51.4% -19.63% 0.0000
Avg. Total Operation Time 81.66 85.56 4.78% 0.9171
- Std Dev 25.69 27.27