Patients undergoing knee arthroscopic surgery at a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou from 2016 to 2022: an epidemiological survey
10.3760/cma.j.cn115530-20230816-00066
- VernacularTitle:2018年至2022年南方医科大学南方医院膝关节镜下手术患者的流行病学研究
- Author:
Qimeng ZHOU
1
;
Weichao TAN
Author Information
1. 南方医科大学南方医院医疗质量管理科，广州 510515
- Keywords:
Knee joint;
Arthroscopy;
International classification of diseases;
Age;
Gender;
Epidemiologic studies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
2023;25(12):1090-1094
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of the patients who underwent knee arthroscopy in Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University between 2018 and 2022.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the data of 2,184 patients who had undergone knee arthroscopy from January 2018 to December 2022 in Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University. The data of the patients' gender, age, disease diagnosis, place of residence, hospitalization time, and hospitalization costs were collected to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of the patients.Results:Of the 2,481 patients, 1,427 were males and 1,054 females with an age of 35.9 (26.0, 51.4) years. From the year 2018 to the year 2022, respectively, 344, 339, 344, 632, and 822 patients were admitted. No statistically significant differences were found in the comparison of the patients' gender or age between years ( P>0.05). The top 3 diseases diagnosed were dislocation, sprain and strain of the knee joint and ligaments (40.2%, 998/2,481), intra-articular disorder of the knee (30.7%, 761/2,481), and synovitis and tenosynovitis (5.5%, 136/2,481). The differences were statistically significant in disease diagnosis, place of residence, hospitalization time, and hospitalization costs between the years ( P<0.05). The main disease diagnosed was dislocation, sprain and strain of the knee joint and ligaments for males (47.3%, 675/1,427) and intra-articular disorder of the knee for females (32.2%, 339/1,054). The proportion of patients coming from Guangzhou gradually increased from 22.4% (77/344) in 2018 to 55.8% (459/822) in 2022. The hospitalization time for the patients in 2020, 2021, and 2022 was significantly shorter than that in 2018 and 2019, showing a significant decrease from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022 ( P<0.05). The hospitalization costs for the patients showed an increasing trend from 2018 to 2021, with a significant increase in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 in comparison with 2018, but the costs were significantly decreased in 2022 compared with 2021 (all P<0.05). Conclusions:From 2018 to 2022, the knee arthroscopy-related surgeries showed an increasing trend year by year. More males underwent knee arthroscopy than females. Knee injuries were mostly diagnosed in male patients. The patients coming from Guangzhou increased year by year. The hospitalization time showed a shortening trend, and the hospitalization costs decreased from 2022.
