Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Associated with Higher Risk of Perioperative Complications

Background: As concerns regarding health-care expenditure in the U.S. remain at the national forefront, outpatient arthroplasty is an appealing option for carefully selected patient populations. The purpose of this study was to determine the nationwide trends and complication rates associated with outpatient total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in comparison with standard inpatient TKA. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of the Humana subset...