Increased 30-Day Postoperative Readmission and Medical Complication Rates Among Patients 65 Years and Older Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

While the Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism After Shoulder Arthroscopy Is Low, the Risk Factors Are a Body Mass Index Greater than 30 and Hypertension

“… 85 2022 UK NHS 2009 – 2017 2 Randomized trial study 55 52.19 288,250 NR 202 (0.07) NR Plantz et al. 54 2022 USA NSQIP 2016 – 2017 4 Case-control study NR 57.77 17,880 23 (0.12) 40 (0.22) 63 (0.35) ABOS, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery; ACESS, Association of Clinical Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons; NHS, National Health Service; NR, Not reported; NSQIP, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program; SIGASCOT, Society for Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy, Sport Traumatology, Cartilage and Orthopaedic Technologies. Studies with Bold databases were used for incidence calculations.…”

“…did not find age over 65 as a risk factor for DVT or PE following shoulder arthroscopy. 54 Although increased age has been associated with a higher incidence of VTE following shoulder arthroplasty and shoulder and elbow replacements, 34 , 55 , 56 this risk is yet to be fully established in shoulder arthroscopy patients.…”