Denver—A successful outpatient total joint arthroplasty program with minimal readmissions is feasible in carefully selected patients, according to a team of researchers.
As explained by Andre P. Boezaart, MD, PhD, a professor of anesthesiology and orthopedic surgery at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, the linchpin in the program’s success is a viable continuous femoral nerve block, which enables early mobility and early discharge, safeguards against patients being