Quantifying the excess cost and resource utilisation for patients with complications associated with elective knee arthroscopy: A retrospective cohort study

Abstract

Background: Recent studies have demonstrated morbidity associated with elective knee arthroscopy. The objective of the current study was to quantify resource utilisation and costs associated with postoperative complications following an elective knee arthroscopy. Methods: We undertook a retrospective, longitudinal cohort study using routinely collected hospital data from Victorian public hospitals during the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2009. A generalised linear model was used to examine relative cost and length of stay for venous thromboembolism, joint complications and infections. Log-transformed multiple linear regression and retransformation were used to determine the excess cost ..