Background Complications following orthopedic surgeries are undesirable and costly. A
potential method to reduce these costs is to perform traditionally inpatient surgical …

Background: As the cost of health-care delivery rises in the era of bundled payments for
care, there is an impetus toward minimizing hospitalization. Evidence to support the safety of …

The number of outpatient orthopedic surgeries performed within North America continues to
increase. The impact of this change in services on patient outcomes is largely unknown. The …

Background This study evaluates the safety of foot and ankle outpatient surgeries at a
freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. Methods A total of 1352 cases were evaluated for …

Background. Elective surgical procedures necessitate careful patient selection. Insurance
level has been associated with postoperative outcomes in trauma patients. This study …

Purpose With rising healthcare costs and insurance push against non-emergent hospital
admission, lower extremity fracture treatment is shifting toward outpatient procedures over …

Background Operations performed outpatient offer several benefits. The prevalence of
outpatient operations is growing. Consequently, the proportion of patients with multiple …

Background: Two main treatments for end-stage ankle arthritis are ankle arthrodesis and
total ankle arthroplasty (TAA). While both procedures can be performed either by a foot and …

Changing surgical settings for orthopaedic procedures could drive reductions in operative
time and reduce healthcare costs. Time-cost differences were calculated using estimated …

Background: The goals of this study were to compare the utilization and costs of ambulatory
surgery centers (ASCs) versus hospital outpatient department (HOPD) for commonly …