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Risk Factors for Short-term Adverse Events and Readmission After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy: Does Age Matter?
- Source :
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American Journal of Sports Medicine . Jan2015, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p169-175. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The article presents a study on medical comorbidities and age as risk factors for short-term adverse events and readmission following arthroscopic meniscectomy. Topics covered include studies that questioned the efficacy of meniscectomy in older patients, the use of multivariate logistic regression analyses, and complications.
- Subjects :
- *ADVERSE health care events
*AGE distribution
*CHI-squared test
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*DATABASES
*DIABETES
*LONGITUDINAL method
*LUNG diseases
*MENISCECTOMY
*MULTIVARIATE analysis
*PATIENT safety
*PROBABILITY theory
*RESEARCH funding
*SMOKING
*STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
*STATISTICS
*COMORBIDITY
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*BODY mass index
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*CASE-control method
*PATIENT readmissions
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ODDS ratio
SURGICAL complication risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03635465
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100202478
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546514551923