Race and Rehabilitation Destination After Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty: Analysis of a Large Regional Data Set

Autor: Ernest R. Vina MD, MS, Michael J. Kallan MS, Aliya Collier MS, Charles L. Nelson MD, Said A. Ibrahim MD, MPH, MBA
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, Vol 8 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2151-4593
21514585
DOI: 10.1177/2151458517726409
Popis: Background: Three-quarters of patients who undergo total hip replacement (THR) receive postsurgical rehabilitation care in an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), a skilled nursing facility (SNF), or through a home health agency. The objectives of this study are to examine racial differences where THR recipients receive postsurgical rehabilitation care and determine whether discharge destination is associated with hospital readmission. Methods: Using the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council database, we selected African American (AA) or white adults who underwent THR surgery (n = 68,016). We used multinomial logistic regression models to assess the relationship between race and postsurgical discharge destination. We calculated 90-day hospital readmission as function of discharge destination. Results: Among patients
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