Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Sep 2013
Comparative StudyPatient evaluation of early discharge after hip arthroplasty: development of a measure and comparison of three centres with differing durations of stay.
We compared patients' evaluation of care between a surgical unit with a rapid discharge policy and two comparison units to test the hypothesis that the centre with rapid discharge has outcomes that are not inferior to those of the comparison sites. ⋯ Duration of stay after primary hip arthroplasty can be reduced to three days without intensive pre- or postoperative care, without detriment to patient evaluation.