What determines length of stay after total hip and knee arthroplasty? A nationwide study in Denmark

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-268

  Husted, Henrik ^a   Hansen, Hans Christian ^b   Holm, Gitte ^a   Bach Dal, Charlotte ^b   Rud, Kirsten ^c   Andersen, Kristoffer Lande ^d   Kehlet, Henrik ^c  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Health Care Consulting   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d Sundhedsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Total knee arthroplasty Total hip arthroplasty Accelerated tracks Logistical Clinical LOS Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MOBILIZATION; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MULTICENTER STUDY; REGISTER; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DENMARK; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949889095     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-0940-7     Document Type: Article

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