Length of stay following an accelerated knee arthroplasty pathway is age dependent

Purpose: The emphasis on reducing the number of days patients spend in hospital is growing. Performing procedures with shorter stays using enhanced recovery pathways is one method of tackling this issue. We introduced a non-selective accelerated pathway that would allow all patients having knee replacements the opportunity to have day surgery with an option to transfer to the current inpatient pathway if required. This paper describes the outcome of the new pathway.
Source: Physiotherapy - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Tags: P029 Source Type: research