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Table 2 Study Characteristics

From: Intrinsic patient factors predictive of inpatient rehabilitation facility discharge following primary total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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

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

  1. Abbreviations: ASA American society of anesthesiologists, BMI body mass index (kg/m2), CCI Charlson comorbidity index, Hb Hemoglobin, ROM range of motion, SES socioeconomic status, SF-12 12 item Short Form Health Survey (physical component score), VR-12 Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey, VTE Venous thromboembolism
  2. aPredictors and Statistical Analysis are in reference to the outcome of interest, Discharge Destination