Research Article

Risk Factors for Delayed Inpatient Functional Recovery after Total Knee Arthroplasty

Table 1

Characteristics of study population ()*.

Age65 (10) years
Sex, %♀64%
BMI30 (6) kg/m2
Marital status
 Married71%
 Not married29%
Job status
 Paid job38%
 Retired57%
 Unemployed6%
Anaesthesia
 Femoral
  Continuous70%
  One-shot30%
 General7%
 Spinal93%
Blood loss, median (IQR)100 (100-100) mL
Tourniquet time49 (15) minutes
Postoperative pain analgesic
 Acetaminophen35%
 Ketorolac2%
 Fentanyl99%
 Morphine18%
 Hydromorphone79%
Length of stay, median (IQR)2 (2-3) days
Functional recovery, median (IQR)2 (2-3) days
Discharge location
 Home179 (93%)
 SNF12 (6%)
 Inpatient rehab2 (1%)

Values are mean (standard deviation), unless indicated otherwise. BMI = body mass index, IQR = interquartile range, and SNF = skilled nursing facility.