Early discharge following hip arthroplasty: Patients' acceptance masks doubts and concerns

Health Expectations

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-137

  Hunt, Gillian R ^a   Hall, George M ^b   Murthy, Burra V S ^c   O'Brien, Seamus ^d   Beverland, David ^e   Lynch, Martin C ^c   Salmon, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Outcomes Unit

^e MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Discharge; Patient perspective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65949090954     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2008.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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