The Vancouver General Hospital joint replacement rapid recovery program: Optimizing outcomes through focused pathways

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-102

  MacDonald, Valerie ^a   Arthur, Barbara ^a   Parent, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hip arthroplasty; Integrated care pathways; Knee arthroplasty; Patient education; Pre operative screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONVALESCENCE; COST CONTROL; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 19944371377     PISSN: 13613111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joon.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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