Hannah Xu, MD
San Francisco—Retrospective analyses of total hip replacement (THR) surgeries in California, Florida and New York indicate that insurance status is associated with perioperative risks.
According to the findings, Medicaid and other non-private insurance patients had higher unadjusted rates and risk-adjusted odds of in-hospital mortality, postoperative complications, and 30- and 90-day readmission rates than patients with private insurance.
“We were surprised by the extent