Safety and outcomes of hip and knee replacement surgery in liver transplant recipients

Table 1 Compares demographics and main outcomes between the two groups during index admission

General characteristics	Patients with history of LT, n = 3218	Patients without LT, n = 5042901	P value
Mean age at admission	64.05 ± 0.49	67.51 ± 0.46	< 0.001
LOS	2.87 ± 0.03	3.86 ± 0.25	< 0.001
Mortality	8 (0.24%)	11154 (0.22%)	0.792
Primary expected payer
1: Medicare	2104	3056650	< 0.001
2: Medicaid	189	212763
3: Private	837	1592682
4: Self-pay	13	26225
5: No charge	4	3057
6: Other	71	149442
Location/teaching status of hospital
1: Rural	191	498918	< 0.001
2: Urban nonteaching	509	1278335
3: Urban teaching	2517	3268866
CHF	263	260627	< 0.001
Renal failure	1461	434965	< 0.001
Coronary artery disease	454	661069	0.276

LT: Liver transplant; CHF: Chronic heart failure; LOS: Length of hospital stay.