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      Adapting hip arthroplasty practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: Assessing the impact of outpatient care sudden increase on early complications and clinical outcomes

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          Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected access to timely care for patients with hip osteoarthritis requiring total hip replacement (THR). This study aimed to assess the changes in surgical activity, outpatient treatment, length of stay (LOS), discharge destinations, readmission rates, clinical outcomes, and patient satisfaction before and after the pandemic at our institution. Materials and methods: This retrospective study encompassed patients undergoing primary THR through the direct anterior approach at a single university hospital. Data on demographic characteristics, surgical technique, perioperative management, LOS, discharge destinations, complications, and clinical outcomes were collected. Furthermore, a comparative analysis between the pre-pandemic (2019) and post-pandemic (2022) periods was conducted. Results: There was a 14% increase in surgical activity post-pandemic, with 214 patients undergoing surgery in 2019 versus 284 in 2022. The percentage of patients managed as outpatients significantly increased from 0.5% in 2019 to 29.6% in 2022 ( p < 0.001). LOS decreased from 2.7 ± 1 [0–8] days to 1.4 ± 1.1 [0–12] days ( p < 0.001), and the rate of discharge to rehabilitation centres declined from 21.5% to 8.8% ( p < 0.001). No significant increase in the readmission rates was observed (1.4% in both periods). At two months postoperatively, the mean HHS and satisfaction rates were comparable between the two groups ( p = 1 and p = 0.73, respectively). Discussion: Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, surgical activity at our institution demonstrated an increase compared to the pre-pandemic levels by expanding outpatient care, reducing LOS, and increasing rates of home discharges. Importantly, these changes did not adversely affect rehospitalization rates or early clinical outcomes.

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          Health-related quality of life in older adults with symptomatic hip and knee osteoarthritis: a comparison with matched healthy controls.

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          Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessment is receiving increasing attention as an outcome measure in osteoarthritis (OA). The aims of this study were to compare HRQOL among older adults aged 55 to 78 years with hip and/or knee OA with those without OA, and to assess the influence of selected variables (sex, body mass index, radiographic OA severity, educational level, comorbidities) on HRQOL. The generic Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 item health status questionnaire (SF-36) was administered to a cohort of 264 OA patients (105 with hip OA alone, 108 with knee OA alone, and 51 with both hip and knee OA) and 112 healthy controls. Compared with the healthy controls, OA of the lower extremities has a detrimental effect on the eight-scale profile score, as well as on physical and mental summary measures of the SF-36. The most striking impact was seen in the physical measures "physical functioning", "physical role" and "pain" (p<0.0001). No statistically significant differences in SF-36 scores were found among the three groups of OA patients. The physical and mental summary scales of the SF-36 were closely correlated (p<0.0001). One hundred and forty-five patients (54.9%) reported at least one chronic coexisting disease. There was a significant inverse association with measures of comorbidity (number of comorbidities and comorbidity index score) and both physical and mental summary scores of the SF-36 questionnaire. In patients with OA of the knee alone (but not in hip OA alone or hip and knee OA), the SF-36 pain score was inversely correlated with years of formal education (p=0.016). In addition, the impact of hip and knee SF-36 dimensions was not influenced by the degree of radiographic severity. Older adults with OA of the lower extremities undergo a significant impact on multiple dimensions of HRQOL, compared with healthy controls. The use of a generic measure of HRQOL such as the SF-36, in studies of OA where comorbidity is common, should be useful in characterizing the global burden of this disease.
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              The number of patients “worse than death” while waiting for a hip or knee arthroplasty has nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK nationwide survey

              Nick D Clement, Chloe Scott, James Murray … (2021)
              The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of patients on the waiting list for a total hip (THA) or knee arthroplasty (KA) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary aims were to assess whether length of time on the waiting list influenced quality of life and rate of deferral of surgery. During the study period (August and September 2020) 843 patients (THA n = 394, KA n = 449) from ten centres in the UK reported their EuroQol five dimension (EQ-5D) scores and completed a waiting list questionnaire (2020 group). Patient demographic details, procedure, and date when listed were recorded. Patients scoring less than zero for their EQ-5D score were defined to be in a health state “worse than death” (WTD). Data from a retrospective cohort (January 2014 to September 2017) were used as the control group. The 2020 group had a significantly worse EQ-5D score compared to the control group for both THA (p < 0.001) and KA (p < 0.001). Over one-third (35.0%, n = 138/394) of patients waiting for a THA and nearly a quarter (22.3%, n = 100/449) for KA were in a health state WTD, which was significantly greater than the control group (odds ratio 2.30 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.83 to 2.93) and 2.08 (95% CI 1.61 to 2.70), respectively; p < 0.001). Over 80% (n = 680/843) of the 2020 group felt that their quality of life had deteriorated while waiting. Each additional month spent on the waiting list was independently associated with a decrease in quality of life (EQ-5D: -0.0135, p = 0.004). There were 117 (13.9%) patients who wished to defer their surgery and the main reason for this was health concerns for themselves and or their family (99.1%, n = 116/117). Over one-third of patients waiting for THA and nearly one-quarter waiting for a KA were in a state WTD, which was approaching double that observed prior to the pandemic. Increasing length of time on the waiting list was associated with decreasing quality of life. Level of evidence: Level III retrospective case control study
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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): SICOT J
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): SICOT J
                Journal ID (publisher-id): sicotj
                Title: SICOT-J
                Publisher: EDP Sciences
                ISSN (Electronic): 2426-8887
                Publication date (Electronic, collection): 2024
                Publication date (Electronic, pub): 09 January 2024
                Volume: 10
                Electronic Location Identifier: 1
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Orthopaedics Surgery and Sports Medicine Department, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon University Hospital Lyon France
                [2 ] LIBM – EA 7424, Interuniversity Laboratory of Biology of Mobility Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University Lyon France
                [3 ] Univ Lyon, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406 69622 Lyon France
                [4 ] Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 235 Euston Rd. London NW1 2BU UK
                [5 ] Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT UK
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author: constant.foissey@ 123456chu-lyon.fr
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                Publisher ID: sicotj230091 Other ID: 10.1051/sicotj/2023037
                DOI: 10.1051/sicotj/2023037
                PMC ID: 10775906
                PubMed ID: 38193980
                SO-VID: 578e46cc-6b53-47a8-9b68-c49adefb2c3a
                Copyright © © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                Date received : 26 October 2023
                Date accepted : 08 December 2023
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 2, Equations: 0, References: 31, Pages: 6
                Funding
                Funded by: faculté de médecine lyon 1
                Categories
                Subject: Original Article
                Subject: Hip

                Keywords: covid-19,total hip replacement,outpatient surgery,length of stay,discharge destination,rehabilitation
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                Keywords: covid-19, total hip replacement, outpatient surgery, length of stay, discharge destination, rehabilitation

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