Ambulatory Portable Pneumatic Compression Device as Part of a Multimodal Aspirin-Based Approach in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: The purpose of this study is to review the incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing outpatient primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) who used a portable pneumatic compression device as part of their VTE prophylaxis protocol.

Methods: A retrospective review of all outpatient primary TKA procedures in which patients used ambulatory pneumatic compression pumps as part of their multimodal VTE prophylaxis was performed from 2016 through 2018. This yielded a cohort of 1131 patients (1453 TKAs).

Accuracy of Patient-Reported Preoperative Opioid Use and Impact on Continued Opioid Use After Outpatient Arthroplasty.

Background: The opioid epidemic has created a national healthcare crisis, and little is known about the accuracy of self-reported narcotic usage in arthroplasty. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of self-reported opioid usage in patients undergoing outpatient arthroplasty.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on all primary unilateral arthroplasty procedures performed in 2018 at a free-standing ambulatory surgery center, yielding a cohort of 959 arthroplasties.