Patient-Reported Allergies Are Associated With Poorer Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes After Lower Extremity Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
Anecdotal evidence suggests that patient-reported allergies (PRAs) may exhibit prognostic value for patient-reported outcomes after lower extremity arthroplasty. This study's purpose was to investigate associations between PRAs, patient satisfaction and outcomes after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). PRAs in 274 patients undergoing primary THA and 257 patients receiving primary TKA were reviewed retrospectively. Satisfaction scores, baseline Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), 2-year postoperative WOMAC and length-of-stay (LOS) were analyzed with PRAs. Increasing number of PRAs was significantly associated with worse satisfaction scores and worse WOMAC scores for TKA and THA, and it was significantly associated with increased LOS for TKA. These results may have implications for patient counseling and risk-adjusted outcome models.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Hypersensitivity
- Patient Satisfaction
Anatomy
- hip
- knee