Skip to main content

Table 3 Clinical outcomes in the two group

From: Initiation of a novel text messaging system in total knee and hip arthroplasty

 

Received Text

Messages

Did Not Receive

Text Messages

P-value

 

Mean ± SD

  

Last Narcotic Dose

12.47 ± 11.29

9.74 ± 8.212

0.185

Satisfaction (rated from 0 to 10)

9.41 ± 1.19

9.35 ± 1.345

0.644

 

Percentage

  

Telephone Calls to Surgeons Office

19.7% (yes); 80.3% (no)

32.2% (yes); 67.8% (no)

0.029

Emergency Department Visits

7.6% (yes); 94.2% (no)

9.6% (yes); 90.4% (no)

0.650