Primary KneeDevelopment and Validation of a Model for Predicting Rehabilitation Care Location Among Patients Discharged Home After Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Study Population
This was a retrospective analysis of patient data collected before TKA surgery from an integrated health care system in Colorado. Data for patients who completed a preoperative TKRA and underwent TKA at 1 of 3 orthopedics surgery sites in our health system were included. Primary TKA patients were identified using Current Procedural Terminology code 27447 or an International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) procedure code starting with 0SRC or 0SRD. Patients with body mass
Model Development
We followed the Transparent Reporting of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis guidelines for model development and validation [20]. To avoid overfitting, we required at least 10 HHS cases per degree of freedom [21]. For the continuous predictors age and BMI, a linear relationship with outcome was found to be a good approximation after assessment of nonlinearity using restricted cubic splines [22]. We conducted bivariate comparisons using t tests for normally
Model Development
There were 1388 patients in the development cohort (Table 1). Overall, 259 (19%) patients were discharged to HHS. The bivariate analysis of the development cohort showed that all 28 variables identified initially were significantly different between patients discharged to HHS and those discharged to HOPT, except BMI (P = .71) and chronic pain (P = .08) (Table 2). Backward elimination and goodness-of-fit statistics in the multivariable logistic regression modeling succeeded in paring down the
Discussion
As the demand for TKA continues to grow, understanding the factors associated with determining the appropriate venue for rehabilitation may allow for increased discharge rates to outpatient rehabilitation, leading to shorter recovery time, high-quality care and outcomes, improved patient satisfaction, and efficient and cost-effective operations [27]. In this study, we developed and validated a predictive model for PT discharge location after TKA using patient demographic and comorbidity data
Conclusions
In conclusion, this study identified preoperative patient-reported variables and objective clinical variables that predict higher likelihood of discharge to home with HHS after TKA. Our findings suggested that patient motivation and lack of reliable transportation are key predictors. Efforts to promote TKA patients' motivation for outpatient PT and access to transportation could help decrease the need for HHS and the cost of postoperative care, as well as improve patient outcomes.
Acknowledgments
This study was conducted by Institute for Health Research of Kaiser Permanente Colorado with funding from the Kaiser Permanente Health Plan of Colorado.
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No author associated with this paper has disclosed any potential or pertinent conflicts which may be perceived to have impending conflict with this work. For full disclosure statements refer to https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2020.02.032.