@article{ospina2025exploration,
  title = {Exploration of the Feasibility of Lower Limb Arthroplasties in Outpatient Modality at Foscal Organization, Santander, 2025},
  author = {Yer Orlando MONSALVE OSPINA and Elkin Yesid MARTÍNEZ CÁCERES and Liz Ruedas CASTRO and Álvaro SALAZAR LARA},
  year = 2025,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/p-articles/46MGT/2025/4633525/},
  journal = {Communications of International Proceedings},
  volume = 2025 (30),
  doi = doi.org/10.5171/2025.4633525,
  abstract = {The growing demand for surgical procedures and the limited availability of hospital beds in Santander represent an operational and financial challenge for IPS FOSCAL. Despite the global rise of outpatient surgeries, there is limited national evidence on the clinical and economic feasibility of lower limb arthroplasties performed outside the hospital setting. This lack of local research motivated the present study, which explores the implementation of an outpatient arthroplasty model with home-based hospitalization in the region.
An exploratory and descriptive study was conducted, integrating clinical and economic data. Economic feasibility was assessed through a comparative cost analysis between outpatient and inpatient modalities, based on 139 billing records. Clinical safety was evaluated using defined inclusion criteria (age},
  keywords = {outpatient arthroplasty; joint replacement; cost management; telephone follow-up; patient satisfaction.},
  note = Article ID: 4633525
}