The Association of Alcohol Use Disorder with Perioperative Complications following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
Andrew Horn, Keith B. Diamond, Mitchell K. Ng, Rushabh M. Vakharia, Michael A. Mont, Orry Erez
Abstract
PURPOSE: Alcohol use disorder is a leading mental health disorder in the United States. Few studies evaluating the association of alcohol use disorder following primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) have been reported. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether patients with alcohol use disorder undergoing primary THA have higher rates of: 1) in-hospital lengths of stay (LOS); 2) complications (medical/implant-related); and 3) costs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: -value less than 0.002 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: <0.0001). CONCLUSION: With the growing prevalence of alcohol use disorder in the United States, the current investigation can be utilized to evaluate the need for interventions prior to THA which can potentially minimize the rates of morbidity and mortality within this population.