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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Arthroplasty. 2019 Nov 21;35(4):1048–1053. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.11.025

Table 4.

Adjusted Risks of Complications.

Complication Revision THA
Revision TKA
Odds Ratio P Value Odds Ratio P Value
Extended LOS (≥4 d) 1.28 (1.12-1.47) <.001 1.17 (1.03-1.32) .016
Nonhome discharge 1.60 (1.38-1.85) <.001 1.44 (1.26-1.64) <.001
90-d Readmission 1.37 (1.16-1.63) <.001 1.43 (1.22-1.68) <.001
ED visit 1.55 (1.34-1.78) <.001 1.52 (1.34-1.74) <.001
Pain-related ED visit 2.10 (1.33-3.30) .001 2.06 (1.46-2.91) <.001
Infection 1.34 (1.07-1.66) .010 1.13 (0.93-1.38) .228
Prosthetic joint infection 1.52 (1.15-2.01) .004 1.17 (0.88-1.56) .270
Wound complication 1.09 (0.81-1.46) .560 1.20 (0.93-1.56) .161
Sepsis 1.86 (1.17-2.95) .008 1.75 (1.10-2.77) .018
Thromboembolic event 1.20 (0.94-1.54) .146 1.06 (0.85-1.31) .613
Revision surgerya 1.36 (1.14-1.63) .001 1.20 (1.01-1.44) .046
Opioid prescription after 6 mo 1.04 (0.83-1.30) .749 0.93 (0.78-1.10) .421
Net payments for admission (USD)b +$2660 (1120-3999) <.001 +$3051 (1916-4186) <.001

Bold values are those that are statistically significant.

THA, total hip arthroplasty; TKA, total knee arthroplasty; LOS, length of stay; ED, emergency department; USD, US dollars.

a

Revision surgery and opioid overdose displayed with 1-y follow-up, all other complications displayed for 90-d postoperative follow-up.

b

Beta value of linear regression presents dollar increase in total hospital payments associated with a diagnosis of depression.