Effect of the Deyo Score on Outcomes and Costs in Shoulder Arthroplasty Patients

Purpose. To evaluate the effect of preoperative comorbidity status (defined by the Deyo index) on hospital mortality, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and hospital costs for shoulder arthroplasty patients. Methods. The overall mean hospital mortality and postoperative complicati...

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Main Authors: W Humphries, N Jain, R Pietrobon, F Socolowski, C Cook, L Higgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900801600212