INTRODUCTION: The goal of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction with the hospital stay in relation to the length of stay for patients operated on with primary total hip- and knee-arthroplasty (THA and TKA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: According to the National Register on Patients, the three departments with the shortest and the three departments with the longest postoperative hospital stay at the end of 2003 were chosen for evaluation. The patients, operated on with THA or TKA from September 2004 to April 2005, from the selected departments answered a questionnaire regarding satisfaction with elected parts of their stay, co-morbidity, sex and age. RESULTS: The patients from the departments with the shortest stay were not younger nor had they less co-morbidities than patients from departments with longer stays. Apart from staying a significantly shorter time, they were either as satisfied--or sometimes more satisfied--with all parts of their stay compared to patients from the departments with longer hospital stay. CONCLUSION: Patients in accelerated stays are not less satisfied with their hospital stay (or any part of it) compared to patients with longer and more conventional hospital stays. These results support the implementation of fast-track total hip- and knee arthroplasty.
INTRODUCTION: The goal of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction with the hospital stay in relation to the length of stay for patients operated on with primary total hip- and knee-arthroplasty (THA and TKA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: According to the National Register on Patients, the three departments with the shortest and the three departments with the longest postoperative hospital stay at the end of 2003 were chosen for evaluation. The patients, operated on with THA or TKA from September 2004 to April 2005, from the selected departments answered a questionnaire regarding satisfaction with elected parts of their stay, co-morbidity, sex and age. RESULTS: The patients from the departments with the shortest stay were not younger nor had they less co-morbidities than patients from departments with longer stays. Apart from staying a significantly shorter time, they were either as satisfied--or sometimes more satisfied--with all parts of their stay compared to patients from the departments with longer hospital stay. CONCLUSION:Patients in accelerated stays are not less satisfied with their hospital stay (or any part of it) compared to patients with longer and more conventional hospital stays. These results support the implementation of fast-track total hip- and knee arthroplasty.
Authors: Wolf Petersen; Sebastian Bierke; Tillmann Hees; Katrin Karpinski; Martin Häner Journal: Oper Orthop Traumatol Date: 2019-09-13 Impact factor: 1.154
Authors: M G M Schotanus; Y F L Bemelmans; B Grimm; I C Heyligers; N P Kort Journal: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc Date: 2016-08-04 Impact factor: 4.342
Authors: Charlotte D Bjoernes; Birgitte S Laursen; Charlotte Delmar; Elizabeth Cummings; Christian Nøhr Journal: BMC Med Inform Decis Mak Date: 2012-09-04 Impact factor: 2.796
Authors: Nicholas D Fletcher; Nader Shourbaji; Phillip M Mitchell; Timothy S Oswald; Dennis P Devito; Robert W Bruce Journal: J Child Orthop Date: 2014-04-27 Impact factor: 1.548
Authors: Hauke Horstmann; Pascal Medico; Florian Lasch; Werner Krutsch; Thomas Sanjay Weber-Spickschen Journal: Open Access J Sports Med Date: 2020-01-22