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190 Volume Outcome <strong>KCE</strong> reports 113<br />

Volume treated<br />

350<br />

300<br />

250<br />

200<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

0<br />

Figure 7.9: Total knee arthr<strong>op</strong>lasty: <strong>volume</strong> per surgeon<br />

7.2.5 Definition of outcomes<br />

Common outcome measures are mortality, loss of in<strong>de</strong>p<strong>en</strong>d<strong>en</strong>ce, loss of mobility and<br />

residual pain. Unfortunately, the latter three are not registered in the MCD.<br />

Complications associated with TKR can be divi<strong>de</strong>d in three kinds. Those associated with<br />

the risk of anaesthesia inclu<strong>de</strong>s acute myocardial infarction. Those associated with<br />

immobilization inclu<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong>vel<strong>op</strong>m<strong>en</strong>t of <strong>de</strong>ep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism,<br />

pneumonia, and muscular atr<strong>op</strong>hy; those associated with the surgical procedure inclu<strong>de</strong><br />

post<strong>op</strong>erative infection, mechanical malfunctions of the prosthesis and dislocation of the<br />

knee joint. These complications can give cause for a re-interv<strong>en</strong>tion, i.e. a revision knee<br />

replacem<strong>en</strong>t. Finally, in the long term, there is the problem of knee replacem<strong>en</strong>ts<br />

progressively wearing out over the years. Pati<strong>en</strong>ts who wear out their prosthesis will<br />

require a revision knee replacem<strong>en</strong>t surgery.<br />

The literature review (see Table 2.1 on page 16) id<strong>en</strong>tified the following outcome<br />

measures for TKR: in-hospital mortality, in-hospital complication rate, 90-day<br />

complication rate and the 90-day revision rate. The revision rate was also studied at 36<br />

months, but since MCD data were only available for 2004 and 2005, this long-term<br />

outcome measure was not retained in our analyses. 62<br />

7.2.5.1 In-hospital outcome<br />

In-hospital outcome inclu<strong>de</strong>s in-hospital mortality as well as complications after total<br />

knee arthr<strong>op</strong>lasty. Information on in-hospital complications was retrieved from the<br />

MCD, on the basis of the following ICD-9-CM secondary diagnosis co<strong>de</strong>s during in<strong>de</strong>x<br />

admission: 310<br />

• Deep wound infection (SSI): 996.66 “Infection and inflammatory reaction<br />

due to internal joint prosthesis”<br />

• Pulmonary embolism: 415.1 “Pulmonary embolism and infarction”<br />

• Deep v<strong>en</strong>ous thrombosis (DVT): 451.1x “Phlebitis and thromb<strong>op</strong>hlebitis<br />

of <strong>de</strong>ep vessels of lower extremities”.<br />

Table 7.25 shows that these four outcome measures are rare ev<strong>en</strong>ts. During the 11 017<br />

elective TKR stays, 17 pati<strong>en</strong>ts <strong>de</strong>ceased during their hospitalization. The most frequ<strong>en</strong>t<br />

in-hospital complication was pulmonary embolism with 0.46% (0.34%, 0.61%). Similarly<br />

to what was done for total hip arthr<strong>op</strong>lasty, no further analysis in terms of VOA was<br />

performed on in-hospital outcomes. Instead, all our att<strong>en</strong>tion was focused on ev<strong>en</strong>ts<br />

occurring within 90 days after the first in<strong>de</strong>x stay, and on the revision rate at 12<br />

months.

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