Table 2.
Clinical outcomes.
| THA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasian | African-American | Other Races | P-Value | |
| Surgical Time (min) | 88.37 ± 27.21 | 100.56 ± 32.41 | 96.09 ± 28.93 | <0.001 |
| LOS (days) | 1.49 ± 1.19 | 1.94 ± 1.11 | 1.79 ± 1.37 | <0.001 |
| All-cause ED Visits | 35 (2.1%) | 3 (1.7%) | 6 (3.2%) | 0.481 |
| 90-day all-cause Readmission | 52 (3.2%) | 6 (3.4%) | 5 (2.7%) | 0.914 |
| 90-day all-cause Revision | 21 (1.3%) | 4 (2.3%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0.352 |
| Discharge Disposition | 0.081 | |||
| Home or Self-Care | 1565 (96.1%) | 169 (95.5%) | 175 (94.6%) | |
| Acute Rehab Facility | 14 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.5%) | |
| Skilled Nursing Facility |
50 (3.1%) |
8 (4.5%) |
9 (4.9%) |
|
| TKA | ||||
| Caucasian |
African-American |
Other Races |
P-Value |
|
| Surgical Time (min) | 102.65 ± 23.94 | 99.95 ± 25.42 | 98.52 ± 24.28 | 0.129 |
| LOS (days) | 2.10 ± 1.17 | 2.55 ± 1.35 | 2.27 ± 1.13 | <0.001 |
| All-cause ED Visits | 22 (2.5%) | 9 (3.8%) | 10 (3.6%) | 0.455 |
| 90-day all-cause Readmission | 34 (3.9%) | 2 (0.8%) | 4 (1.5%) | 0.190 |
| 90-day all-cause Revision | 4 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.323 |
| Discharge Disposition | 0.064 | |||
| Home or Self-Care | 801 (92.7%) | 214 (90.7%) | 256 (93.1%) | |
| Acute Rehab Facility | 14 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Skilled Nursing Facility | 49 (5.7%) | 22 (9.3%) | 19 (6.9%) | |
∗P-values are derived using univariate ANCOVA for both numerical and categorical values while accounting for demographic differences between the groups.