Which surgeon demographic factors influence postoperative complication rates after total knee arthroplasty at U.S. News and World Report top-ranked orthopedic hospitals?

INTRODUCTIONComplication rates are used to evaluate surgical quality-of-care and determine health care reimbursements. The U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) hospital rankings are a highly-referenced source for top hospitals. The objective of this study was to determine the surgeon demographics of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arthroplasty 2022-07, Vol.4 (1), p.24-24, Article 24
Hauptverfasser: Gordon, Adam M., Horn, Andrew R., Diamond, Keith B., Ng, Mitchell K., Magruder, Matthew L., Erez, Orry
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Zusammenfassung:INTRODUCTIONComplication rates are used to evaluate surgical quality-of-care and determine health care reimbursements. The U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) hospital rankings are a highly-referenced source for top hospitals. The objective of this study was to determine the surgeon demographics of those practicing at USNWR Top Ranked Orthopedic Hospitals and if any influence complication rates after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODSThe 2009-2013 USNWR 'Orthopedic' hospital rankings were identified. A database of TKA surgeons with postoperative complication rates was compiled utilizing publicly available data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2009-2013). Using an internet search algorithm, demographic data were collected for each surgeon and consisted of: fellowship training, years in practice, age, gender, practice setting, medical degree type, residency reputation, case volume, and geographic region of hospital. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between surgeon demographics and postoperative complication rates. A P value of 
ISSN:2524-7948
2524-7948
DOI:10.1186/s42836-022-00125-8