Cost, safety, and rehabilitation of same-stage, bilateral total knee replacements compared to two-stage total knee replacements.
In: Knee surgery & related research, Jg. 33 (2021-06-12), Heft 1, S. 17
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Background: Many patients experience bilateral knee osteoarthritis and require bilateral total knee replacement (TKR). Same-stage, bilateral TKR is proposed to be a cost-effective and safe solution compared to two-stage, but conflicting results in the literature are reported. We aim to compare the costs, safety, and rehabilitation performance of patients in same-stage versus two-stage, bilateral TKR with our centre's perioperative protocol.
Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 175 patients (95 same-stage, 80 two-stage) who had undergone bilateral TKR in our centre. Patient selection for same-stage, bilateral TKR was strictly protocol-driven and required fulfilment of all criteria, including age < 75 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade 1 or 2, body mass index (BMI) < 40, and having non-complex arthritis. All patients followed a standardised pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol. The cost, safety profiles, and rehabilitation outcomes were compared between the same-stage and two-stage groups.
Results: The same-stage, bilateral TKR reduced the length of hospital stays by 5.71 days per patient, decreased the operation time by 27.4 min, saved 3.34 (18.6%) physiotherapy sessions, and 3.78 (51.5%) occupational therapy sessions. The same-stage group experienced a higher haemoglobin drop but no significant difference in transfusion percentage, transfusion volume, complication rate, and readmission rate. The two-stage subgroup with anaesthetic risk, age, and BMI similar to the same-stage group showed the same results. Same-stage, bilateral TKR patients experienced no significant difference in final post-operative pain levels and rehabilitation outcomes as two-stage TKR patients.
Conclusion: This study showed that same-stage, bilateral TKR can reduce costs, with similar safety profiles and rehabilitation outcomes compared to the two-stage, bilateral TKR.
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Cost, safety, and rehabilitation of same-stage, bilateral total knee replacements compared to two-stage total knee replacements.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Wan, RCW ; Fan, JCH ; Hung, YW ; Kwok, KB ; Lo, CKM ; Chung, KY |
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Zeitschrift: | Knee surgery & related research, Jg. 33 (2021-06-12), Heft 1, S. 17 |
Veröffentlichung: | London : BioMed Central ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Seongnam [South Korea] : Korean Knee Society, 2021 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2234-0726 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1186/s43019-021-00098-z |
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