A self-Paired comparison of perioperative outcomes before and after implementation of a clinical pathway in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 533-538

  Duncan, Christopher M ^a   Moeschler, Susan M ^a   Horlocker, Terese T ^a   Hanssen, Arlen D ^b   Hebl, James R ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8;

ARTICLE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISLOCATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMARTHROSIS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOBILIZATION; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CONFUSION; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890011767     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000014     Document Type: Article

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