Failed Same-Calendar-Day Discharges: Understanding the Reasons for an Inpatient Stay Following Intended Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty.

Background: The adoption of Same-Calendar-Day discharge, or outpatient, arthroplasty has driven the evolution of care pathway protocols to optimize success rates of discharging patients home on the day of surgery. There are, however, instances where patients are unable to discharge on the same day as intended and require a stay in the hospital. This can lead to a poorer patient and provider care experience as well as incur additional costs.