Economic Analysis and Clinical Outcomes of Short-Stay Versus Inpatient Total Ankle Replacement Surgery

Craig C. Akoh, Amanda N. Fletcher, Jie Chen, Juanto Wang, Samuel A. Adams, James K. DeOrio, James A. Nunley, Mark E. Easley

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Abstract

Background: We aimed to perform an economic analysis and compare the clinical outcomes between inpatient and short-stay designation total ankle replacement (TAR). Methods: We performed a retrospective study on 178 consecutive patients undergoing primary inpatient versus short-stay designation TAR during the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years. Patient demographics, concomitant procedures, perioperative complications, patient-reported outcomes, and perioperative costs were collected. Results: The mean age of our cohort was 62.5 ± 9.6 years (range, 30-88 years), with a significant difference in age (64.1 vs 58.5 years) (P =.005) and Charlson Comorbidity Index (3.3 ± 1.9 vs 2.3 ± 1.4; P =.002) for the inpatient and short-stay designation groups, respectively. At a mean follow-up of 29.6 ± 11.8 months (range, 12-52.3 months), there was no difference in complications between groups (P =.97). The inpatient designation TAR group had a worse baseline Short Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment (SMFA) function score (76.1; 95% CI, 70.5-81.6) than the short-stay designation TAR group (63.9; 95% CI, 52.5-75.3) while achieving similar final postoperative SMFA function scores for the inpatient (55.2; 95% CI, 51.1-59.2) and short-stay (56.2; 95% CI, 48.2-64.2) designation TAR groups (P >.05). However, the inpatient designation TAR group showed a significantly greater mean improvement in SMFA function score (20.9; 95% CI, 19.4-22.4) compared with the short-stay designation TAR group (7.7; 95% CI, 3.7-11.1) (P =.0442). The total direct cost was significantly higher for the inpatient designation group ($15 340) than the short-stay designation group ($13 002) (P <.001). Conclusion: While inpatient designation TARs were more comorbid, short-stay designation TARs were associated with a 15.5% reduction in perioperative costs, comparable complication rates, and similar final postoperative patient-reported outcome scores compared with inpatient TARs. Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective comparative study.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)96-106
Number of pages11
JournalFoot and Ankle International
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ambulatory surgery
  • clinical outcomes
  • cost analysis
  • inpatient surgery
  • outpatient surgery
  • total ankle replacement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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