Can outpatient total hip arthroplasty be safely performed in the Caribbean? A case report

Abstract

Over the past decade, outpatient total hip arthroplasty has been performed successfully with increasing frequency in the United States. The principles for success have been the focus of many recent publications. Despite this, there remains scepticism among surgeons as to the generalisability of outpatient arthroplasty. In the Caribbean basin, our challenges are different from those faced in the high-resource world, but increased patient demand, the shift towards value-based healthcare and the natural evolution of the procedure is likely to result in hip arthroplasty transitioning into the outpatient setting. The present case report describes a patient’s surgical journey through outpatient hip arthroplasty in a developing country. To the best of my knowledge, this case is the first report of a successful outpatient total hip arthroplasty in the Caribbean.