2021 ISAKOS Biennial Congress ePoster
Outpatient Vs. Inpatient Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Outcomes And Complications
Brandon Erickson, MD, New York, NY UNITED STATES
Yousef Shishani, MD, Beachwood, Ohio UNITED STATES
Stacy Jones, Beachwood UNITED STATES
Justin W. Griffin, MD, Charlottesville, VA UNITED STATES
Anthony A. Romeo, MD, Burr Ridge, IL UNITED STATES
Reuben Gobezie, MD, Beachwood, OH UNITED STATES
Cleveland Shoulder Institute, Beachwood, Ohio, UNITED STATES
FDA Status Not Applicable
Summary
: RTSA performed in an outpatient setting is a safe and reliable procedure that provides significant improvements in clinical outcome scores with fewer complications compared to inpatient RTSA.
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Abstract
Background
Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) is an effective treatment option for many shoulder conditions. Historically this surgery was performed on an inpatient basis. There has been a recent trend to perform RTSA on an outpatient basis in proper candidates. The purpose of this study was to report the demographics, clinical outcomes, and complications for patients undergoing RTSA as an outpatient. A secondary purpose was to compare the demographics, clinical outcomes, and complications for patients undergoing RTSA as an outpatient vs. inpatient. The authors’ hypothesized that there would be a significant improvement in clinical outcome scores and a low complication rate following RTSA as an outpatient with no difference in clinical outcomes or complications between inpatient vs. outpatient RTSA. The authors also hypothesized that patients undergoing RTSA on an inpatient basis would have higher American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification than those undergoing RTSA on an outpatient basis.
Methods
All patients who underwent outpatient RTSA by a single surgeons between 2015-2017 were included. Demographic information and clinical outcomes scores (American Shoulder an Elbow Surgeons (ASES), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation (SANE)), as well as data on complications, re-admission, and revision surgeries were recorded. This group of patients was then compared to a cohort of patients who underwent RTSA in the inpatient setting over the same time period.
Results
Overall, 241 patients (average age 68.9, 52.3% female), underwent outpatient RTSA and were included. Patients who underwent outpatient RTSA saw significant improvement in all clinical outcome scores at both 1 and 2 year postoperatively (all p<0.0001). The control group of patients who underwent RTSA as an inpatient consisted of 373 patients (average age 72, 66% female). Significantly more controls had diabetes (p=0.007) and controls had a higher body mas index (p=0.022). No significant differences existed in improvements in clinical outcome scores between inpatients vs. outpatient groups. Complication rates were significantly lower for outpatient cases than for inpatient controls (7.0% vs. 12.7% p=0.023).
Conclusion
RTSA performed in an outpatient setting is a safe and reliable procedure that provides significant improvements in clinical outcome scores with fewer complications compared to inpatient RTSA.