Reduced length of stay following hip and knee arthroplasty in Denmark 2000-2009: From research to implementation

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-104

  Husted, Henrik ^a,b   Jensen, Claus Munk ^b,c   Solgaard, Søren ^b,c   Kehlet, Henrik ^b,d  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Fast track; Length of stay; Nationwide study; Total hip arthroplasty; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DENMARK; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84857534186     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: 14343916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-011-1396-0     Document Type: Article

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