The Impact of Patient Resiliency on Successful Same-Day Discharge and Postoperative Outcomes in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: Total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA) rates in the outpatient setting continue to increase in the United States. Patient resiliency is one facet surgeons may consider when determining whether a patient would make a suitable candidate for same-day discharge (SDD). This study examined the relationship between resilience and success of SDD in patients undergoing primary THA and TKA.

Obesity Treatment in Orthopaedic Surgery.

According to the World Health Organization, obesity is a global health epidemic, which has nearly tripled in prevalence since 1975. Worldwide in 2016, 13% of adults 18 years and older had obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) and 39% were overweight (body mass index 25.0 to 29.

Can fatigue affect acquisition of new surgical skills? A prospective trial of pre- and post-call general surgery residents using the da Vinci surgical skills simulator.

Objective: To study the effects of fatigue on general surgery residents' performance on the da Vinci Skills Simulator (dVSS).

Methods: 15 General Surgery residents from various postgraduate training years (PGY2, PGY3, PGY4, and PGY5) performed 5 simulation tasks on the dVSS as recommended by the Robotic Training Network (RTN). The General Surgery residents had no prior experience with the dVSS.