Background
Methods
Search strategy
Database | Search Terms | ||||
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PubMed CINAHL Embase COCHRANE PEDro | “Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee” (MESH) OR Knee Replacement OR TKR | AND | Predict* OR Determin* OR Preoperative OR Factors OR Characteristic* OR Influence OR Affects | AND | Discharge* OR “Patient Discharge”[Mesh]) |
Study eligibility
Study selection
Data extraction
Quality assessment
Statistical analysis
Results
Literature search and study characteristics
Author, Year. Country | Study Title | Study design; Exclusion criteria (if provided) | Patient Factorsa | TKA Patients (N) | Age: mean (±SD or range) | Female Gender: n (%) | Statistical Analysisa |
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Anoushiravani et al., 2016. USA | Assessing In-Hospital Outcomes and Resource Utilization After Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty Among Underweight Patients. | Retrospective matched cohort.; Weight loss and obesity, due to the nature of the study, were excluded from the matching criteria. | BMI | 1315 | 70 (15–91 | 1029 (78) | Univariate |
Crawford et al., 2011. USA | Preoperative Predictors of Length of Hospital Stay and Discharge Disposition Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty at a Military Medical Center. | Retrospective cohort; Bilateral, revision, or uni-compartmental TKA. | Age ASA BMI | 383 | 64 (±10) | 214 (56) | Univariate and Multivariable regression |
D’Apuzzo et al., 2015. USA | The John Insall Award: Morbid Obesity Independently Impacts Complications, Mortality, and Resource Use After TKA. | Retrospective matched cohort; Obesity, due to the nature of the study, was excluded from the matching criteria. Morbidly obese patients who could not be matched were excluded. | BMI | 180,585 | 61 (22–90) | 135,541 (75) | Univariate |
Murphy et al., 2018. Australia | The Impact of Older Age on Patient Outcomes Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. | Retrospective cohort | Age ASA BMI CCI Gender SF-12 PROM SES Smoking | 2838 | 70 (± 9) | 1882 (66) | Univariate and Multivariable regression |
Prohaska et al., 2017. USA | Preoperative Body Mass Index and Physical Function are Associated with Length of Stay and Facility Discharge after Total Knee Arthroplasty | Prospective cohort; Bilateral procedures, simultaneous and staged within one year, and those with concomitant joint arthroplasty or ligament repair on the ipsilateral extremity were excluded. | Age BMI CCI Gender Hemoglobin Smoking VR-12 PROM | 716 | 63 (±11) | 425 (59) | Univariate and Multivariable regression |
Rissman et al., 2016. USA | Predictors of Facility Discharge, Range of Motion, and Patient-Reported Physical Function Improvement After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Analysis | Prospective cohort; Simultaneous bilateral TKAs were excluded. | Age BMI CCI Gender ROM VR-12 PROM | 738 | 64 (±10) | 422 (57) | Univariate and Multivariable regression |
Sayeed et al. 2016. USA | Comparing In-Hospital Total Joint Arthroplasty Outcomes and Resource Consumption Among Underweight and Morbidly Obese Patients | Retrospective matched cohort; Weight loss and obesity, due to the nature of the study, were excluded from the matching criteria. | BMI | 956 | 67 (15–91) | 791 (83) | Univariate |
Schwarzkopf et al., 2016. USA | Factors Influencing Discharge Destination After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Database Analysis | Retrospective cohort | Age CCI Gender Ethnicity | 28,611 | 68 | 17,930 (63) | Multinomial regression |
Sikora-Klak et al., 2016. USA | The Effect of Comorbidities on Discharge Disposition and Readmission for Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients | Retrospective cohort Bilateral procedures were excluded as were patients undergoing joint arthroplasty for fracture. | Age BMI Diabetes Gender Smoking VTE history | 2009 | 65 (±11) | 1347 (67) | Univariate and Multivariable regression |
Methodical quality
Study | Study participation | Study attrition | Prognostic factor measurement | Outcome measurement | Study confounding | Statistical analysis and reporting |
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Anoushiravani | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low |
Crawford | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate |
D’Apuzzo | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low |
Murphy | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Prohaska | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Rissman | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Sayeed | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate |
Schwarzkopf | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | High | Low |
Sikora-Klak | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low |
Intrinsic patient factors analysed
Anoushiravani | Crawford | D’Apuzzo | Murphy | Prohaska | Rissman | Sayeed | Schwarzkopf | Sikora-Klak | Total | |
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Age (older) | – | ✓✓ | – | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | – | ✓✓ b | ✓✓ | 6/6 |
ASA (higher) | – | ✓✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 2/2 |
BMI (higher) | ✓ a,b | xb | ✓b | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | xb | – | – | 5/7 |
CCI (higher) | – | – | – | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | – | ✓✓b | 4/4 | |
Diabetes (yes) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓✓ | 1/1 |
Gender (Female) | – | – | – | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | – | ✓✓b | ✓✓ | 5/5 |
Ethnicity (non-caucasian) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓✓ | – | 1/1 |
Hb (lower) | – | – | – | – | ✓✓ | – | – | – | – | 1/1 |
Knee ROM (lower) | – | – | – | – | – | x | – | – | – | 0/1 |
SES (lower) | – | – | – | ✓✓ | – | – | – | – | – | 1/1 |
SF-12/VR-12 (lower) | – | – | – | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | – | – | – | 3/3 |
Smoking (yes) | – | – | – | ✓✓ | x | – | – | – | ✓ | 2/3 |
VTE History (yes) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓✓ | 1/1 |